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False Clown Beetles (Sphaeritidae)
Family Sphaeritidae - False Clown Beetles
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder
Polyphaga
No Taxon
(Series Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily
Hydrophiloidea
Family
Sphaeritidae (False Clown Beetles)
Explanation of Names
Sphaeritidae Shuckard 1839
Numbers
A single genus, with one species in our area, 4 spp. total
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1
)
Range
holarctic; in our area, w. NA (AK-n.CA to AB-MT)
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1
)
Works Cited
1.
American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
Contributed by
Jeff Gruber
on 1 November, 2007 - 6:41pm
Additional contributions by
Phillip Harpootlian
,
v belov
Last updated 11 January, 2015 - 5:15pm