Ptinus rufipes Olivier, 1790 is a animal in the Ptinidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ptinus rufipes Olivier, 1790

Ptinus rufipes Olivier, 1790

Ptinus rufipes is a spider beetle species in Ptinidae, part of the subgenus Bruchoptinus first described by Reitter in 1884.

Family
Genus
Ptinus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Ptinus rufipes Olivier, 1790

Ptinus rufipes, with the scientific name Ptinus rufipes Olivier, 1790, is a species of beetle that belongs to the family Ptinidae, commonly known as spider beetles. This species is one of at least eleven species of ptinids classified within the subgenus Bruchoptinus. The subgenus Bruchoptinus was first described by Edmund Reitter in 1884.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Ptinidae Ptinus

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