The golden spider beetle, Niptus hololeucus, is a species of spider beetle in the family Ptinidae.
Niptus hololeucus is 3–4.5mm in length. Its body is covered in silky golden hairs and fine scales.
Niptus hololeucus may be a pest of a wide variety of cereal based food products.In 1981 an account of an infestation of these beetles was located in a roof void above offices in Rotherham, U.K. This was found to be due to wild pigeons which were nesting within the loft: the beetles and their larvae were feeding upon their waste matter.
It is a temperate species originating in West Asia but now cosmopolitan. It is widespread across western Europe. A single record was first recorded in Iran in a cave 2014. N. hololeucus is one of the two species of Niptus to be found in caves.
