TAXONOMICAL STUDIES ON GENUS Ptinus (COLEOPTERA, PTINIDAE ) IN EGYPT.

This is the first paper of a designed series dealing with the taxonomy of egyptian ptinidae. the present work treated seven species of genus ptinus known to occur in egypt. diagnosis for family ptinidae and genus ptinus . keys were provide to separate the treated species.all species are diagnosed and provided with detailed drawings. synonyms in addition to the geographical and local distribution of each species were provided.