Sphindus
Genus of beetles
| Sphindus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sphindus dubius | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Sphindidae |
| Genus: | Sphindus Megerle, 1821 |
| Type species | |
| Sphindus dubius (Gyllenhall, 1808) | |
Sphindus is a genus of cryptic slime mold beetles in the family Sphindidae. There are at least three described species in Sphindus.[1][2][3]
Species
Several species belong to the genus Sphindus:
- Sphindus americanus LeConte, 1866
- Sphindus crassulus Casey, 1898
- Sphindus dubius (Gyllenhall, 1808)
- Sphindus trinifer Casey, 1898
References
Further reading
- McHugh, Joseph V. (1993). "A revision of Eurysphindus LeConte (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Sphindidae) and a review of sphindid classification and phylogeny". Systematic Entomology. 18 (1): 57–92. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1993.tb00654.x.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
External links
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