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Waltl, 1838 (Insecta, Coleoptera): conserved; and Sphaeriidae Erichson, 1845 (Coleoptera): spelling emended to Sphaeriusidae, so removing the homonymy with Sphaeriidae Deshayes, 1854 (1820) (Mollusca, Bivalvia).
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The overall form of the beetle is convex, glossy, dark brown or black with some markings possible. The head is prominent, with relatively large eyes set far apart, and
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and a reformation of the family name as Sphaeriusidae. The position of the family within Coleoptera has also changed a number of times.
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The beetles occur in a variety of damp environments, including mud, under stones, among plant roots and
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Fikáček, Martin; Yamamoto, Shûhei; Matsumoto, Keita; Beutel, Rolf G.; Maddison, David R. (2022-12-07).
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The family used to be known as "Sphaeriidae", but the name was preoccupied by a family of freshwater
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antennae. Total length ranges from 0.5–1.2 mm (0.020–0.047 in).
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Species excluded from Sphaeriusidae (actually representatives of
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The genus includes the following 18 species, as of 2022:
1157:(furniture beetles, death watch beetles, spider beetles) 3214: 2034:(jewel beetles, or metallic wood-boring beetles) 1757:(true weevils, bark beetles, ambrosia beetles) 924: 784: 278:Females produce a single large egg at a time. 770: 2000:(ironclad beetles, cylindrical bark beetles) 777: 763: 42: 2664:List of subgroups of the order Coleoptera 1744:(straight snout weevils, New York weevil) 843: 2171:(cicada beetle, cicada parasite beetles) 612: 249:; they occur on all continents except 14: 3215: 2261:(false fireflies, long-lipped beetles) 1086: 1037: 2677: 2676: 1085: 1036: 911: 910: 842: 758: 3200:3F66C508-153A-9F14-7CB6-C2E6D2A2FBB4 3083:f9a3622d-e798-4521-8d63-c384d5674743 2926:934387C1-E52D-FFDB-FF27-91ED42EE4D7E 2822:37882f46-cded-4401-b181-5aa2ca2e0d0c 2287:(false metallic wood-boring beetles) 658:Bulletin of zoological nomenclature 24: 25: 3239: 742: 695: 371:– France, Spain, Algeria, Tunisia 1898:Perimylopidae, or Promecheilidae 1483:(minute brown scavenger beetles) 64: 2113:(variegated mud-loving beetles) 554:Species of unclear assignment: 673: 640: 13: 1: 1942:(narrow-waisted bark beetles) 1634:(parasitic flat bark beetles) 1585:(short-winged flower beetles) 1441:(lady beetles, or God's cows) 1178:(tooth-necked fungus beetles) 633: 253:. Three species occur in the 2454:(sand-loving scarab beetles) 1844:(minute tree-fungus beetles) 1670:(silvanid flat bark beetles) 7: 2603:(primitive carrion beetles) 2559:(minute mud-loving beetles) 2422:(bumble bee scarab beetles) 2192:(soft-bodied plant beetles) 2163:(soft bodied plant beetles) 966:(predaceous diving beetles) 10: 3244: 3228:Taxa named by Joseph Waltl 2438:(scavenger scarab beetles) 2430:(enigmatic scarab beetles) 1603:Lamingtonium binnaberrense 1317:(soft-wing flower beetles) 296: 2936: 2685: 2661: 2591: 2577:(water scavenger beetles) 2542: 2508: 2499: 2377: 2368: 2321: 2310:Rhinorhipus tamborinensis 2296: 2180: 2151: 2089:(long-toed water beetles) 2048: 2022: 2013: 1982:(polypore fungus beetles) 1884:(palm and flower beetles) 1868:(tumbling flower beetles) 1815:(ant-like flower beetles) 1795: 1774: 1700: 1593:(lined flat bark beetles) 1567:(pleasing fungus beetles) 1507: 1462:(handsome fungus beetles) 1398: 1254: 1200: 1191: 1166: 1108: 1099: 1095: 1081: 1046: 1032: 1007:(burrowing water beetles) 920: 906: 852: 838: 794: 198: 191: 184: 179: 61:Scientific classification 59: 50: 41: 34: 2624:(feather-winged beetles) 1958:(false longhorn beetles) 1905:(jugular-horned beetles) 1852:(false darkling beetles) 1823:(cryptic fungus beetles) 1642:(shining flower beetles) 982:(crawling water beetles) 881:Sikhotealinia zhiltzovae 2105:(forest stream beetles) 1966:(synchroa bark beetles) 1926:(dead log bark beetles) 1918:(fire-coloured beetles) 1807:(ant-like leaf beetles) 1541:(silken fungus beetles) 1475:(well polished beetles) 1449:(minute fungus beetles) 1268:Acanthocnemus nigricans 602:"Sphaerius" scutellaris 518:Species transferred to 2616:(round fungus beetles) 1950:(false flower beetles) 1934:(wedge-shaped beetles) 1892:(false blister beetle) 1876:(hairy fungus beetles) 1831:(conifer bark beetles) 1728:(leaf-rolling weevils) 1389:(bark-gnawing beetles) 1149:(wounded-tree beetles) 1015:(false ground beetles) 937:(trout-stream beetles) 467:Sphaerius spississimus 387:Sphaerius laeviventris 351:Sphaerius gustavlohsei 322:(Endrödy-Younga, 1997) 3182:Paleobiology Database 2528:(false clown beetles) 2350:(plate-thigh beetles) 2232:(false click beetles) 2137:(water-penny beetles) 1786:(ship-timber beetles) 1765:(pine flower weevils) 1613:(root-eating beetles) 1433:(minute bark beetles) 1344:Phloiophilus edwardsi 871:(reticulated beetles) 708:Systematic Entomology 591:"Sphaerius" coenensis 534:Liang & Jia, 2018 3078:Fauna Europaea (new) 2817:Fauna Europaea (new) 2406:(false stag beetles) 2391:Belohina inexpectata 2253:(net-winged beetles) 2216:(rare click beetles) 2129:(travertine beetles) 2121:(minute mud beetles) 1686:(dry-fungus beetles) 1521:Agapytho foveicollis 1278:(false skin beetles) 1141:(Jacobson's beetles) 861:Crowsoniella relicta 651:2000: Opinion 1957. 613:Fossil Sphaeriusidae 486:Sphaerius tesselatus 423:Sphaerius ovensensis 401:Sphaerius madecassus 365:Sphaerius hispanicus 2404:Diphyllostomatidae 1736:(primitive weevils) 1549:(flat bark beetles) 1299:(checkered beetles) 1286:(fruitworm beetles) 974:(whirligig beetles) 680:Ross H. Arnett, Jr. 560:Sphaerius cribratus 544:Sphaerius papulosus 456:Sphaerius silvicola 434:Sphaerius perlaevis 412:Sphaerius obsoletus 318:Sphaerius africanus 307:Sphaerius acaroides 53:Sphaerius acaroides 2269:(glowworm beetles) 1974:(darkling beetles) 1821:Archeocrypticidae 1678:(palmetto beetles) 1425:(dry bark beetles) 1212:(longhorn beetles) 716:10.1111/syen.12571 508:Sphaerius tropicus 376:Sphaerius humicola 329:Sphaerius alticola 3210: 3209: 3169:Open Tree of Life 2908:Open Tree of Life 2679:Taxon identifiers 2670: 2669: 2657: 2656: 2653: 2652: 2649: 2648: 2641: 2633: 2632:(carrion beetles) 2625: 2617: 2604: 2578: 2560: 2529: 2521: 2495: 2494: 2487: 2479: 2471: 2463: 2455: 2447: 2439: 2431: 2423: 2415: 2407: 2394: 2364: 2363: 2351: 2343: 2313: 2288: 2270: 2262: 2254: 2246: 2233: 2225: 2217: 2209: 2208:(soldier beetles) 2201: 2198:Brachypsectridae 2193: 2172: 2164: 2138: 2130: 2122: 2114: 2106: 2098: 2090: 2077: 2069: 2061: 2035: 2009: 2008: 2001: 1983: 1975: 1967: 1959: 1956:Stenotrachelidae 1951: 1943: 1935: 1927: 1919: 1906: 1893: 1885: 1877: 1869: 1861: 1860:(blister beetles) 1853: 1845: 1832: 1824: 1816: 1808: 1787: 1766: 1758: 1745: 1737: 1729: 1721: 1711: 1687: 1679: 1671: 1643: 1635: 1627: 1614: 1606: 1594: 1586: 1568: 1550: 1542: 1524: 1484: 1476: 1463: 1450: 1442: 1434: 1426: 1408:Akalyptoischiidae 1390: 1347: 1330: 1318: 1300: 1287: 1279: 1271: 1221: 1213: 1187: 1186: 1179: 1158: 1150: 1142: 1129: 1121: 1077: 1076: 1054: 1028: 1027: 1024: 1023: 1016: 1008: 1000: 983: 975: 967: 959: 951: 938: 902: 901: 884: 872: 864: 692:(CRC Press, 2001) 684:Michael C. Thomas 571:Sphaerius favosus 530:Sphaerius minutus 497:Sphaerius texanus 451:– USA: California 445:Sphaerius politus 340:Sphaerius coomani 220: 219: 214: 206: 175: 156: 16:(Redirected from 3235: 3223:Myxophaga genera 3203: 3202: 3190: 3189: 3177: 3176: 3164: 3163: 3151: 3150: 3148:NHMSYS0001720129 3138: 3137: 3125: 3124: 3112: 3111: 3099: 3098: 3086: 3085: 3073: 3072: 3060: 3059: 3047: 3046: 3034: 3033: 3021: 3020: 3008: 3007: 2995: 2994: 2985: 2984: 2972: 2971: 2970: 2957: 2956: 2955: 2929: 2928: 2916: 2915: 2903: 2902: 2890: 2889: 2887:NHMSYS0001720127 2877: 2876: 2864: 2863: 2851: 2850: 2838: 2837: 2825: 2824: 2812: 2811: 2799: 2798: 2786: 2785: 2773: 2772: 2760: 2759: 2747: 2746: 2734: 2733: 2721: 2720: 2719: 2706: 2705: 2704: 2674: 2673: 2639: 2631: 2623: 2615: 2602: 2576: 2558: 2527: 2519: 2506: 2505: 2501:Staphyliniformia 2485: 2477: 2469: 2461: 2453: 2445: 2437: 2429: 2421: 2413: 2405: 2388: 2375: 2374: 2349: 2340:Declinia relicta 2337: 2307: 2286: 2280:Sinopyrophoridae 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610: 609: 598: 579: 578: 567: 552: 551: 540: 516: 515: 512:Matthews, 1888 504: 501:Matthews, 1899 493: 482: 463: 452: 441: 430: 419: 408: 397: 391:Champion, 1923 383: 372: 369:Matthews, 1899 361: 347: 336: 325: 324:– South Africa 314: 298: 295: 235:in the family 218: 217: 216: 215: 207: 205:Kolenati, 1846 196: 195: 189: 188: 182: 181: 177: 176: 162: 158: 157: 145: 141: 140: 138:Sphaeriusoidea 135: 131: 130: 125: 121: 120: 115: 111: 110: 105: 101: 100: 95: 91: 90: 85: 81: 80: 75: 71: 70: 57: 56: 48: 47: 39: 38: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3240: 3229: 3226: 3224: 3221: 3220: 3218: 3201: 3196: 3192: 3188: 3183: 3179: 3175: 3170: 3166: 3162: 3157: 3153: 3149: 3144: 3140: 3136: 3131: 3127: 3123: 3118: 3114: 3110: 3105: 3101: 3097: 3092: 3088: 3084: 3079: 3075: 3071: 3066: 3062: 3058: 3053: 3049: 3045: 3040: 3036: 3032: 3027: 3023: 3019: 3014: 3010: 3006: 3001: 2997: 2993: 2987: 2983: 2982:Sphaeriusidae 2978: 2974: 2969: 2968:Sphaeriusidae 2963: 2959: 2954: 2948: 2944: 2943: 2941: 2939: 2938:Sphaeriusidae 2935: 2927: 2922: 2918: 2914: 2909: 2905: 2901: 2896: 2892: 2888: 2883: 2879: 2875: 2870: 2866: 2862: 2857: 2853: 2849: 2844: 2840: 2836: 2831: 2827: 2823: 2818: 2814: 2810: 2805: 2801: 2797: 2792: 2788: 2784: 2779: 2775: 2771: 2766: 2762: 2758: 2753: 2749: 2745: 2740: 2736: 2732: 2727: 2723: 2718: 2712: 2708: 2703: 2697: 2693: 2692: 2690: 2688: 2684: 2680: 2675: 2665: 2660: 2642: 2636: 2634: 2628: 2626: 2620: 2618: 2612: 2610: 2607: 2605: 2599: 2598: 2596: 2594: 2590: 2584: 2581: 2579: 2573: 2571: 2568: 2566: 2563: 2561: 2555: 2553: 2550: 2549: 2547: 2545: 2541: 2535: 2532: 2530: 2526:Sphaeritidae 2524: 2522: 2516: 2515: 2513: 2511: 2507: 2504: 2502: 2498: 2488: 2482: 2480: 2476:Scarabaeidae 2474: 2472: 2466: 2464: 2458: 2456: 2450: 2448: 2442: 2440: 2434: 2432: 2426: 2424: 2418: 2416: 2414:(dor beetles) 2410: 2408: 2402: 2400: 2397: 2395: 2392: 2385: 2384: 2382: 2380: 2379:Scarabaeoidea 2376: 2373: 2371: 2367: 2357: 2354: 2352: 2346: 2344: 2341: 2334: 2332: 2329: 2328: 2326: 2324: 2320: 2314: 2311: 2304: 2303: 2301: 2299: 2295: 2289: 2283: 2281: 2278: 2276: 2273: 2271: 2265: 2263: 2257: 2255: 2249: 2247: 2241: 2239: 2236: 2234: 2228: 2226: 2220: 2218: 2214:Cerophytidae 2212: 2210: 2204: 2202: 2196: 2194: 2188: 2187: 2185: 2183: 2179: 2173: 2169:Rhipiceridae 2167: 2165: 2159: 2158: 2156: 2154: 2150: 2144: 2141: 2139: 2133: 2131: 2125: 2123: 2117: 2115: 2109: 2107: 2103:Eulichadidae 2101: 2099: 2093: 2091: 2085: 2083: 2082:Cneoglossidae 2080: 2078: 2072: 2070: 2064: 2062: 2056: 2055: 2053: 2051: 2047: 2041: 2040:Schizopodidae 2038: 2036: 2030: 2029: 2027: 2025: 2021: 2018: 2016: 2015:Elateriformia 2012: 2002: 1996: 1994: 1991: 1989: 1986: 1984: 1980:Tetratomidae 1978: 1976: 1970: 1968: 1962: 1960: 1954: 1952: 1946: 1944: 1938: 1936: 1932:Ripiphoridae 1930: 1928: 1922: 1920: 1916:Pyrochroidae 1914: 1912: 1911:Pterogeniidae 1909: 1907: 1901: 1899: 1896: 1894: 1888: 1886: 1880: 1878: 1872: 1870: 1864: 1862: 1856: 1854: 1850:Melandryidae 1848: 1846: 1840: 1838: 1837:Chalcodryidae 1835: 1833: 1827: 1825: 1819: 1817: 1811: 1809: 1803: 1802: 1800: 1798: 1794: 1788: 1782: 1781: 1779: 1777: 1773: 1767: 1763:Nemonychidae 1761: 1759: 1753: 1751: 1748: 1746: 1740: 1738: 1732: 1730: 1724: 1722: 1716: 1715: 1713: 1703: 1699: 1693: 1690: 1688: 1682: 1680: 1674: 1672: 1666: 1664: 1661: 1659: 1658:Propalticidae 1656: 1654: 1653:Priasilphidae 1651: 1649: 1646: 1644: 1638: 1636: 1632:Passandridae 1630: 1628: 1626:(sap beetles) 1622: 1620: 1617: 1615: 1609: 1607: 1604: 1597: 1595: 1589: 1587: 1581: 1579: 1576: 1574: 1571: 1569: 1563: 1561: 1558: 1556: 1553: 1551: 1545: 1543: 1537: 1535: 1534:Cavognathidae 1532: 1530: 1527: 1525: 1522: 1515: 1514: 1512: 1510: 1506: 1500: 1497: 1495: 1492: 1490: 1487: 1485: 1479: 1477: 1471: 1469: 1468:Eupsilobiidae 1466: 1464: 1460:Endomychidae 1458: 1456: 1453: 1451: 1447:Corylophidae 1445: 1443: 1437: 1435: 1429: 1427: 1421: 1419: 1416: 1414: 1411: 1409: 1406: 1405: 1403: 1401: 1397: 1391: 1385: 1383: 1380: 1378: 1375: 1373: 1370: 1368: 1365: 1363: 1362:Protopeltidae 1360: 1358: 1357:Prionoceridae 1355: 1353: 1350: 1348: 1345: 1338: 1336: 1333: 1331: 1328: 1321: 1319: 1313: 1311: 1310:Mauroniscidae 1308: 1306: 1303: 1301: 1295: 1293: 1290: 1288: 1282: 1280: 1274: 1272: 1269: 1262: 1261: 1259: 1257: 1253: 1247: 1244: 1242: 1239: 1237: 1234: 1232: 1231:Megalopodidae 1229: 1227: 1224: 1222: 1216: 1214: 1210:Cerambycidae 1208: 1207: 1205: 1203: 1199: 1196: 1194: 1190: 1180: 1176:Derodontidae 1174: 1173: 1171: 1169: 1168:Derodontoidea 1165: 1159: 1153: 1151: 1145: 1143: 1137: 1135: 1134:Endecatomidae 1132: 1130: 1124: 1122: 1118:Bostrichidae 1116: 1115: 1113: 1111: 1110:Bostrichoidea 1107: 1104: 1102: 1098: 1094: 1090: 1084: 1080: 1070: 1067: 1065: 1064:Sphaeriusidae 1062: 1060: 1057: 1055: 1049: 1048: 1045: 1041: 1035: 1031: 1017: 1011: 1009: 1003: 1001: 998: 991: 989: 986: 984: 978: 976: 970: 968: 962: 960: 956:Cicindelidae 954: 952: 946: 944: 941: 939: 933: 932: 930: 927: 923: 919: 915: 909: 905: 895: 892: 890: 887: 885: 882: 875: 873: 867: 865: 862: 855: 854: 851: 847: 841: 837: 831: 827: 825: 821: 819: 815: 813: 809: 807: 803: 801: 797: 796: 793: 788: 780: 775: 773: 768: 766: 761: 760: 757: 750: 749:Sphaeriusidae 747: 746: 733: 729: 725: 721: 717: 713: 709: 705: 698: 691: 690: 685: 681: 676: 670: 667: 663: 659: 654: 649: 643: 639: 629: 625: 624:Burmese amber 621: 617: 616: 604: 603: 599: 593: 592: 588: 587: 586: 584: 573: 572: 568: 562: 561: 557: 556: 555: 546: 545: 541: 539: 532: 531: 527: 526: 525: 523: 522: 510: 509: 505: 499: 498: 494: 488: 487: 483: 480: 476: 469: 468: 464: 458: 457: 453: 447: 446: 442: 436: 435: 431: 425: 424: 420: 414: 413: 409: 405:Paulian, 1949 403: 402: 398: 396: 389: 388: 384: 378: 377: 373: 367: 366: 362: 360: 353: 352: 348: 342: 341: 337: 331: 330: 326: 320: 319: 315: 309: 308: 304: 303: 302: 294: 292: 288: 284: 279: 276: 274: 270: 265: 263: 258: 256: 255:United States 252: 248: 244: 243: 238: 237:Sphaeriusidae 234: 230: 226: 225: 211: 208: 203: 200: 199: 197: 194: 190: 187: 183: 178: 173: 168: 167: 163: 160: 159: 154: 149: 148:Sphaeriusidae 146: 143: 142: 139: 136: 134:Superfamily: 133: 132: 129: 126: 123: 122: 119: 116: 113: 112: 109: 106: 103: 102: 99: 96: 93: 92: 89: 86: 83: 82: 79: 76: 73: 72: 67: 62: 58: 55: 54: 49: 45: 40: 37: 33: 30: 19: 18:Microsporidae 2937: 2686: 2565:Helophoridae 2557:Georissidae 2552:Epimetopidae 2468:Pleocomidae 2452:Ochodaeidae 2436:Hybosoridae 2420:Glaphyridae 2412:Geotrupidae 2390: 2387:Belohinidae 2348:Eucinetidae 2339: 2336:Decliniidae 2309: 2267:Phengodidae 2206:Cantharidae 2161:Dascillidae 2153:Dascilloidea 2135:Psephenidae 2127:Lutrochidae 2119:Limnichidae 2032:Buprestidae 2024:Buprestoidea 1964:Synchroidae 1948:Scraptiidae 1940:Salpingidae 1903:Prostomidae 1890:Oedemeridae 1866:Mordellidae 1784:Lymexylidae 1776:Lymexyloidea 1726:Attelabidae 1718:Anthribidae 1676:Smicripidae 1640:Phalacridae 1624:Nitidulidae 1619:Myraboliidae 1611:Monotomidae 1602: 1583:Kateretidae 1560:Cyclaxyridae 1520: 1517:Agapythidae 1481:Latridiidae 1431:Cerylonidae 1418:Anamorphidae 1352:Phycosecidae 1343: 1326: 1323:Metaxinidae 1276:Biphyllidae 1267: 1236:Orsodacnidae 1193:Cucujiformia 1126:Dermestidae 1063: 996: 935:Amphizoidae 880: 860: 846:Archostemata 830:Holometabola 828:Superorder: 822:Infraclass: 751:Tree of Life 707: 697: 687: 675: 657: 652: 642: 619: 600: 589: 583:Corylophidae 580: 569: 558: 553: 542: 528: 519: 517: 506: 503:– USA: Texas 495: 484: 465: 460:(Löbl, 1995) 454: 443: 432: 421: 410: 407:– Madagascar 399: 385: 380:(Löbl, 1995) 374: 363: 355:(Löbl, 1995) 349: 338: 333:(Löbl, 1995) 327: 316: 305: 300: 290: 286: 280: 277: 266: 259: 240: 223: 222: 221: 210:Neosphaerius 209: 201: 185: 165: 164: 51: 35: 29: 3104:iNaturalist 2962:Wikispecies 2843:iNaturalist 2711:Wikispecies 2609:Hydraenidae 2583:Spercheidae 2570:Hydrochidae 2534:Synteliidae 2518:Histeridae 2510:Histeroidea 2460:Passalidae 2428:Glaresidae 2285:Throscidae 2245:(fireflies) 2243:Lampyridae 2230:Eucnemidae 2222:Elateridae 2182:Elateroidea 1998:Zopheridae 1882:Mycteridae 1813:Anthicidae 1684:Sphindidae 1668:Silvanidae 1578:Hobartiidae 1565:Erotylidae 1494:Mycetaeidae 1489:Murmidiidae 1473:Euxestidae 1367:Rentoniidae 1241:Oxypeltidae 1226:Disteniidae 1059:Lepiceridae 988:Hygrobiidae 980:Haliplidae 964:Dytiscidae 943:Aspidytidae 626:, Myanmar, 620:Burmasporum 597:– Australia 575:Lesne, 1936 564:Lesne, 1936 548:Lesne, 1940 514:– Guatemala 490:Lesne, 1936 471:Lesne, 1935 438:Lesne, 1936 429:– Australia 427:(Oke, 1954) 416:Lesne, 1936 395:Uttarakhand 344:Lesne, 1936 311:Waltl, 1838 287:Microsporus 269:leaf litter 202:Microsporus 3217:Categories 2630:Silphidae 2622:Ptiliidae 2614:Leiodidae 2601:Agyrtidae 2444:Lucanidae 2323:Scirtoidea 2259:Omethidae 2238:Jurasaidae 2087:Dryopidae 2058:Byrrhidae 2050:Byrrhoidea 1742:Brentidae 1547:Cucujidae 1529:Boganiidae 1509:Cucujoidea 1382:Thymalidae 1372:Rhadalidae 1315:Melyridae 1284:Byturidae 1246:Vesperidae 1155:Ptiniidae 1005:Noteridae 972:Gyrinidae 948:Carabidae 877:Jurodidae 869:Cupedidae 816:Subclass: 806:Arthropoda 787:Coleoptera 634:References 628:Cenomanian 521:Bezesporum 473:– France: 449:Horn, 1868 359:Darjeeling 251:Antarctica 242:Bezesporum 124:Suborder: 118:Coleoptera 98:Arthropoda 2953:Q16209130 2731:Sphaerius 2717:Sphaerius 2687:Sphaerius 2484:Trogidae 2478:(scarabs) 2356:Scirtidae 2331:Clambidae 1924:Pythidae 1858:Meloidae 1805:Aderidae 1708:(weevils) 1573:Helotidae 1499:Teredidae 1413:Alexiidae 1297:Cleridae 1256:Cleroidea 1089:Polyphaga 1087:Suborder 1040:Myxophaga 1038:Suborder 993:Meruidae 912:Suborder 894:Ommatidae 844:Suborder 818:Pterygota 798:Kingdom: 732:254440169 724:0307-6970 666:0007-5167 653:Sphaerius 595:Oke, 1954 577:– Vietnam 566:– Vietnam 550:– Myanmar 536:– China: 492:– Vietnam 477:, Italy: 440:– Vietnam 418:– Vietnam 393:– India: 346:– Vietnam 291:Sphaerius 224:Sphaerius 213:Oke, 1954 186:see text 166:Sphaerius 128:Myxophaga 84:Kingdom: 78:Eukaryota 36:Sphaerius 3013:BugGuide 2989:BioLib: 2947:Wikidata 2752:BugGuide 2696:Wikidata 2251:Lycidae 2095:Elmidae 1993:Ulodidae 1829:Boridae 1734:Belidae 1335:Peltidae 928:families 914:Adephaga 824:Neoptera 804:Phylum: 800:Animalia 789:families 481:, Israel 479:Sardinia 313:– Europe 262:capitate 193:Synonyms 180:Species 153:Erichson 144:Family: 94:Phylum: 88:Animalia 74:Domain: 2861:1444939 2835:1042566 2702:Q606681 1842:Ciidae 1750:Caridae 812:Insecta 810:Class: 785:Extant 669:BioStor 538:Jiangxi 475:Corsica 462:– Nepal 382:– Nepal 335:– Nepal 297:Species 233:beetles 161:Genus: 114:Order: 108:Insecta 104:Class: 3187:261397 3174:112572 3161:110033 3135:678385 3122:105365 3109:322191 3057:1SPHSF 3018:417726 3005:200440 2992:573549 2913:966109 2900:174920 2874:112739 2848:322192 2809:124871 2796:1SHRSG 2757:425408 2744:200441 926:Extant 730:  722:  664:  273:elytra 174:, 1838 155:, 1845 3195:Plazi 3117:IRMNG 3070:11001 2921:Plazi 2856:IRMNG 2783:37071 2770:63SJH 728:S2CID 608:– USA 283:clams 247:algae 229:genus 227:is a 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Index

Microsporidae

Sphaerius acaroides
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Myxophaga
Sphaeriusoidea
Sphaeriusidae
Erichson
Sphaerius
Waltl
Synonyms
genus
beetles
Sphaeriusidae
Bezesporum
algae
Antarctica
United States
capitate
leaf litter
elytra
clams
Sphaerius acaroides
Sphaerius africanus

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