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Taxonomy of Genus Sphaericus Wollaston, 1854


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
274
54416
687671
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Bostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
7
863
8707
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Bostrichoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carpet Beetles, Death-watch Beetles, Powder-post Beetles
7
863
8707
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyPtinidae
Latreille, 1802
Death-watch and Spider Beetles, Death-watch Beetles
526
4032
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPtininae
Latreille, 1802
Spider beetles
63
1223
Genera
Species
TribeSphaericini
Portevin, 1931
5
97
Genera
Species
GenusSphaericus
Wollaston, 1854
73Species
Subnodes of Sphaericus Wollaston, 1854
SubgenusSphaericus (Doramasus)
Bellés, 1994
9Species
SubgenusSphaericus (Leasphaericus)
Bellés, 1998
1Species
SubgenusSphaericus (Nitpus)
Jacquelin du Val, 1860
2Species
SubgenusSphaericus (Sphaericus)
Wollaston, 1854
44Species
SpeciesSphaericus africanus Pic, 1896  ⇒ Sphaericus (Sphaericus) pinguis
SpeciesSphaericus albosquamosus Erber & Hinterseher, 2002
SpeciesSphaericus basibulbosus Erber & Hinterseher, 2002
SpeciesSphaericus brasihensis Pic, 1928
SpeciesSphaericus brevinasus Erber & Hinterseher, 2002
SpeciesSphaericus carinasus Erber & Hinterseher, 2002
SpeciesSphaericus diversevillosus Bellés, 1998
SpeciesSphaericus flavotarsus Erber & Hinterseher, 2002
SpeciesSphaericus gibbioides Boieldieu, 1854
SpeciesSphaericus gonospermi Jacquelin du Val, 1860
SpeciesSphaericus grandjeani Pic, 1896  ⇒ Sphaericus (Sphaericus) pinguis
SpeciesSphaericus interpositus Erber & Hinterseher, 2002
SpeciesSphaericus leileri Erber & Hinterseher, 2002
SpeciesSphaericus madecassus Pic, 1909  ⇒ Sphaericus (Sphaericus) pinguis
SpeciesSphaericus minutus Erber & Hinterseher, 2002
SpeciesSphaericus parvus Erber & Hinterseher, 1996
SpeciesSphaericus plantaginis Erber & Hinterseher, 2002

Synonyms
Doramasus (Bellés, 1994)
Outipnus (des Gozis, 1886)
Ptinodes (Wollaston, 1865)
Tipnus (Jacquelin du Val, 1860)
Trigonogenius (Wollaston, 1857)
Wollastonella (Lucas, 1920)


Distribution of Sphaericus Wollaston, 1854
Algeria, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Iran, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Luxembourg, Mauritania, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Syria, United Kingdom, USA


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