Genus of beetles
Sphaerites is a genus of beetles, the only genus in the family Sphaeritidae, sometimes called the false clown beetles. There are five known species, which are widespread in temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere, found in forested or upland areas.[1]
Adults range in length from 4.5–7 mm, with oval bodies, black but with a slight bluish-green sheen.[1]
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 on the sap and then mating, with the eggs laid in sap-soaked nearby soil. The larvae have a short generation span, developing into adults within a month.[1]
It is a member of Histeroidea, making it closely related to the true clown beetles. [1]
Species
These four species belong to the genus Sphaerites:
- Sphaerites dimidiatus Jurecek, 1934 i c g
- Sphaerites glabratus (Fabricius, 1792) i c g
- Sphaerites nitidus Löbl, 1996 i c g
- Sphaerites opacus Löbl & Háva, 2002
- Sphaerites politus Mannerheim, 1846 i c g b
Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]
References
- ^ a b c d Newton, Alfred F.. "Sphaeritidae Shuckard, 1839: Coleoptera, Beetles". Handbook of Zoology Online, edited by Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2016.
- ^ "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.
- Newton, Alfred F. (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
Extant Coleoptera families
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- Crowsoniellidae (Crowsoniella relicta)
- Cupedidae (reticulated beetles)
- Jurodidae (Sikhotealinia zhiltzovae)
- Micromalthidae
- Ommatidae
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Extant families | - Amphizoidae (trout-stream beetles)
- Aspidytidae
- Carabidae (ground beetles)
- Cicindelidae (tiger beetles)
- Dytiscidae (predaceous diving beetles)
- Gyrinidae (whirligig beetles)
- Haliplidae (crawling water beetles)
- Hygrobiidae
- Meruidae (Meru phyllisae)
- Noteridae (burrowing water beetles)
- Trachypachidae (false ground beetles)
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Bostrichiformia | Bostrichoidea | - Bostrichidae (auger beetles)
- Dermestidae (skin beetles)
- Endecatomidae
- Jacobsoniidae (Jacobson's beetles)
- Nosodendridae (wounded-tree beetles)
- Ptiniidae (furniture beetles, death watch beetles, spider beetles)
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Derodontoidea | - Derodontidae (tooth-necked fungus beetles)
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Cucujiformia | Chrysomeloidea | |
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Cleroidea | |
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Coccinelloidea | |
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Cucujoidea | |
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Curculionoidea (weevils) | - Anthribidae (fungus weevils)
- Attelabidae (leaf-rolling weevils)
- Belidae (primitive weevils)
- Brentidae (straight snout weevils, New York weevil)
- Caridae
- Curculionidae (true weevils, bark beetles, ambrosia beetles)
- Nemonychidae (pine flower weevils)
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Lymexyloidea | - Lymexylidae (ship-timber beetles)
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Tenebrionoidea | - Aderidae (ant-like leaf beetles)
- Anthicidae (ant-like flower beetles)
- Archeocrypticidae (cryptic fungus beetles)
- Boridae (conifer bark beetles)
- Chalcodryidae
- Ciidae (minute tree-fungus beetles)
- Melandryidae (false darkling beetles)
- Meloidae (blister beetles)
- Mordellidae (tumbling flower beetles)
- Mycetophagidae (hairy fungus beetles)
- Mycteridae (palm and flower beetles)
- Oedemeridae (false blister beetle)
- Perimylopidae, or Promecheilidae
- Prostomidae (jugular-horned beetles)
- Pterogeniidae
- Pyrochroidae (fire-coloured beetles)
- Pythidae (dead log bark beetles)
- Ripiphoridae (wedge-shaped beetles)
- Salpingidae (narrow-waisted bark beetles)
- Scraptiidae (false flower beetles)
- Stenotrachelidae (false longhorn beetles)
- Synchroidae (synchroa bark beetles)
- Tenebrionidae (darkling beetles)
- Tetratomidae (polypore fungus beetles)
- Trictenotomidae
- Ulodidae
- Zopheridae (ironclad beetles, cylindrical bark beetles)
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Elateriformia | Buprestoidea | - Buprestidae (jewel beetles, or metallic wood-boring beetles)
- Schizopodidae
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Byrrhoidea | - Byrrhidae (pill beetles)
- Callirhipidae (cedar beetles)
- Chelonariidae (turtle beetles)
- Cneoglossidae
- Dryopidae (long-toed water beetles)
- Elmidae (riffle beetles)
- Eulichadidae (forest stream beetles)
- Heteroceridae (variegated mud-loving beetles)
- Limnichidae (minute mud beetles)
- Lutrochidae (travertine beetles)
- Psephenidae (water-penny beetles)
- Ptilodactylidae
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Dascilloidea | - Dascillidae (soft bodied plant beetles)
- Rhipiceridae (cicada beetle, cicada parasite beetles)
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Elateroidea | - Artematopodidae (soft-bodied plant beetles)
- Brachypsectridae (Texas beetles)
- Cantharidae (soldier beetles)
- Cerophytidae (rare click beetles)
- Elateridae (click beetles)
- Eucnemidae (false click beetles)
- Jurasaidae
- Lampyridae (fireflies)
- Lycidae (net-winged beetles)
- Omethidae (false fireflies, long-lipped beetles)
- Phengodidae (glowworm beetles)
- Rhagophthalmidae
- Sinopyrophoridae
- Throscidae (false metallic wood-boring beetles)
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Rhinorhipoidea | - Rhinorhipidae (Rhinorhipus tamborinensis)
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Scirtoidea | |
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Scarabaeiformia | Scarabaeoidea | - Belohinidae (Belohina inexpectata)
- Bolboceratidae
- Diphyllostomatidae (false stag beetles)
- Geotrupidae (dor beetles)
- Glaphyridae (bumble bee scarab beetles)
- Glaresidae (enigmatic scarab beetles)
- Hybosoridae (scavenger scarab beetles)
- Lucanidae (stag beetles)
- Ochodaeidae (sand-loving scarab beetles)
- Passalidae (betsy beetles)
- Pleocomidae (rain beetles)
- Scarabaeidae (scarabs)
- Trogidae (hide beetles)
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Staphyliniformia | |
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