Belted spider beetle vs Black Bent

Ptinus bicinctus compared with Agrostis gigantea

Key Differences

Belted spider beetle is Not Evaluated while Black Bent is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belted spider beetle	Black Bent
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Ptinidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Ptinus	Agrostis
Species	Ptinus bicinctus	Agrostis gigantea

Conservation Status

Belted spider beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belted spider beetle	Black Bent
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Belted spider beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (26 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Belted spider beetle

The Belted spider beetle (Ptinus bicinctus) is a species in the genus Ptinus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.