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golden spider beetle
Niptus hololeucus (Faldermann) (Coleoptera: Anobiidae: Ptininae)

Status
Exotic (but present in Australia)

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Caption: No label

Source: Simon Hinkley & Ken Walker Museum Victoria

Adult body length 3-4.5mm; ponotum and elytra entirely obscured by recumbent golden yellow setae; hind femur as long as hind tibia,

Can be confused with Trigonogenius globulus but can be distinguish by: Trigonogenius globulus has a hind femur stout with apical one third expanded, elytra and pronotum covered with gray and brown adpressed hair; Niptus hololeucus has a hind femur slender with apical one third expanded, elytra and pronotum covered with golden adpressed hair.

Source:

See Canadian Beetle Identification Guide weblink

See Insect and Mite Pests in Stored Foods weblink

PaDIL Links:
smooth spider beetle (Gibbium aequinoctiale)
smooth spider beetle (Gibbium psylloides)
shiny spider beetle (Mezium affine)
American spider beetle (Mezium americanum)
spider beetle (Ptinus exulans)
Australian Spider Beetle (Ptinus ocellus)
spider beetle (Sphaericus gibboides)
globular spider beetle (Trigonogenius globulus)

Specimen contact point: Museum Victoria - Historial John Curtis Collection

Citation: Walker, K. (2007) golden spider beetle (Niptus hololeucus) Pest and Diseases Image Library. Updated on 3/20/2007 10:45:41 PM. Available online: http://www.padil.gov.au

Created Date: 3/19/2007 4:52:50 PM

Last Updated: 3/20/2007 10:45:41 PM

Diagnostic Images
Elytra	Head Front	Leg Hind	Pronotum
Overview Images
Dorsal	Lateral