Ptinus fur
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Ptinus fur is a species of beetle
in the genus Ptinus
(family Anobiidae
), with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution
. Adults are red-brown with yellow hairs, and 2–4.3 mm (0.078740157480315–0.169291338582677 ) long. The prothorax
is densely covered with pale hairs, while the elytra bear white scales.
Beetle
Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...
in the genus Ptinus
Ptinus
Ptinus is a genus of beetle present in the Afro-tropical region, the Australian region, the Palearctic , the Near East, the Nearctic, the Neotropical, and North Africa.-External links:*...
(family Anobiidae
Anobiidae
Anobiidae is a family of beetles. The larvae of a number of species tend to bore into wood, earning them the name "woodworm" or "wood borer". A few species are pests, causing damage to wooden furniture and house structures, notably the death watch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum, and the common...
), with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution
Cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a taxon is said to have a cosmopolitan distribution if its range extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. For instance, the killer whale has a cosmopolitan distribution, extending over most of the world's oceans. Other examples include humans, the lichen...
. Adults are red-brown with yellow hairs, and 2–4.3 mm (0.078740157480315–0.169291338582677 ) long. The prothorax
Prothorax
The prothorax is the foremost of the three segments in the thorax of an insect, and bears the first pair of legs. Its principal sclerites are the pronotum , the prosternum , and the propleuron on each side. The prothorax never bears wings in extant insects, though some fossil groups possessed...
is densely covered with pale hairs, while the elytra bear white scales.