Sphaericus Explained

Sphaericus is a genus of spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are more than 30 described species in Sphaericus.

Species

These 36 species belong to the genus Sphaericus:

• Sphaericus albopictus (Wollaston, 1854)
• Sphaericus ambiguus Wollaston, 1865
• Sphaericus ater Leiler, 1984
• Sphaericus bicolor Bélles, 1982
• Sphaericus crotchianus Wollaston, 1864
• Sphaericus dawsoni (Wollaston, 1854)
• Sphaericus erinaceus Erber, 2000
• Sphaericus exiguus (Boieldieu, 1854)
• Sphaericus flavosquamosus Erber, 2000
• Sphaericus fragilis (Wollaston, 1854)
• Sphaericus franzi Leiler, 1984
• Sphaericus gibbicollis Wollaston, 1862
• Sphaericus gibboides Boieldieu, 1854 (humped spider beetle)
• Sphaericus leileri Erber, 2000
• Sphaericus longicornis (Wollaston, 1854)
• Sphaericus machadoi Belles, 1994
• Sphaericus marmoratus Wollaston, 1865
• Sphaericus naviculiformis Erber, 2000
• Sphaericus nigrescens (Wollaston, 1857)
• Sphaericus niveus (Boieldieu, 1854)
• Sphaericus nodulus (Wollaston, 1854)
• Sphaericus obscurus Erber, 2000
• Sphaericus orbatus (Wollaston, 1854)
• Sphaericus orzolensis Leiler, 1984
• Sphaericus pilula (Wollaston, 1854)
• Sphaericus pinguis (Wollaston, 1854)
• Sphaericus ptinoides (Boieldieu, 1854)
• Sphaericus rotundatus Wollaston, 1865
• Sphaericus rotundicollis Israelson, 1980
• Sphaericus saetiger Erber, 2000
• Sphaericus selvagensis Bellés, 2001
• Sphaericus simplex Wollaston, 1862
• Sphaericus thurepalmi Leiler, 1984
• Sphaericus truncatus
• Sphaericus velhocabrali Israelson, 1984
• Sphaericus ventriculus Erber, 2000

Further reading

• Book: World Catalogue of Bostrichidae (Coleoptera). 2007. Borowski . Jerzy. Wegrzynowicz . Piotr. Wydawnictwo Mantis. 9788392618218.
• Book: Death-watch and spider beetles of Wisconsin (Coleoptera: Ptinidae). 2012. Arango . Rachel A.. Young . Daniel K.. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. General Technical Report. FPL–GTR–209.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. 2007. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-8788757675.