Six spot spider beetle Ptinus sexpunctatus
Adult
Size: 3-4mm
Shape: round thorax, round body. Spider-like.
Colour: Dark brown with white patches, three on each wing case.
Antennae: Long, no club
Distinguishing features: Wing cases with lines and hairs, spider-like.
Larvae are scavengers of: dried food and dead insects.
Damage: Not known
Adults eat: Very little but do drink water and are long lived
Note: This spider beetle is uncommon in houses in the UK.
These seem not to be museum pests. There does seem to be a connection between the presence of this species and the Masonry bee Osmia rufa - they have been found in bee nests.
Size: 3-4mm
Shape: round thorax, round body. Spider-like.
Colour: Dark brown with white patches, three on each wing case.
Antennae: Long, no club
Distinguishing features: Wing cases with lines and hairs, spider-like.
Larvae are scavengers of: dried food and dead insects.
Damage: Not known
Adults eat: Very little but do drink water and are long lived
Note: This spider beetle is uncommon in houses in the UK.
These seem not to be museum pests. There does seem to be a connection between the presence of this species and the Masonry bee Osmia rufa - they have been found in bee nests.
Six spot spider beetle Ptinus sexpunctatus
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