Sphindus
Appearance
Sphindus | |
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Sphindus dubius | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Sphindidae |
Genus: | Sphindus Megerle, 1821 |
Type species | |
Sphindus dubius (Gyllenhall, 1808)
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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]
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Species
[edit]Several species belong to the genus Sphindus:
- Sphindus americanus LeConte, 1866
- Sphindus crassulus Casey, 1898
- Sphindus dubius (Gyllenhall, 1808)
- Sphindus trinifer Casey, 1898
References
[edit]- ^ "Sphindus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Sphindus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Sphindus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
[edit]- 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
[edit]Media related to Sphindus at Wikimedia Commons