Sphaerites
Sphaerites | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
Superfamily: | Histeroidea |
Family: | Sphaeritidae Shuckard, 1839 |
Genus: | Sphaerites Duftschmid, 1805 |
Sphaerites is a genus of beetles, the only genus in the family Sphaeritidae, sometimes called the false clown beetles. It is closely related to the clown beetles but with distinct characteristics. There are five known species, widespread in temperate area but not commonly seen.
Adults range in length from 4.5–7 mm, with oval bodies, black but with a slight bluish-green sheen.
The life histories are poorly known, but they are generally found around decaying matter and fungi. S. glabratus is associated with conifer forests in northern Europe, and seems especially attracted to sap flows from trees, feeding and then mating.
Species[]
These four species belong to the genus Sphaerites:
- Jurecek, 1934 i c g
- (Fabricius, 1792) i c g
- Löbl, 1996 i c g
- Löbl & Háva, 2002
- Sphaerites politus Mannerheim, 1846 i c g b
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
References[]
- ^ "Sphaerites Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ "Browse Sphaerites". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ "Sphaerites". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ "Sphaerites Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- (2001). "Sphaeritidae". In Arnett, Ross H. Jr. & Thomas, Michael C. (eds.). American Beetles. Vol. 1. CRC Press.
External links[]
- Media related to Sphaerites at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Sphaerites at Wikispecies
- Histeroidea
- Staphyliniformia genera
- Taxa named by Caspar Erasmus Duftschmid
- Polyphaga stubs