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Genus Sphindus - Cryptic Slime Mold Beetles

Sphindus Sphindus small fungus beetle - Sphindus americanus Sphindidae - Sphindus americanus Small, brown, hairy beetle with odd antennae - Sphindus americanus Unknown beetle - Sphindus americanus Sphindus americanus Sphindus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Cucujoidea
No Taxon (Erotylid series)
Family Sphindidae (Cryptic Slime Mold Beetles)
Genus Sphindus (Cryptic Slime Mold Beetles)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
genus needs revision
Explanation of Names
Sphindus Megerle in Dejean 1821
Numbers
4 spp. in our area(1)
Range
Widely distributed(1)
Habitat
sporecarps of various slime molds (Myxomycetes), typically in wooded areas where ground is covered with several inches of leaf litter/debris
Season
mostly May-Aug (BG data)
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 17 June, 2006 - 8:03am
Additional contributions by Bbarnd, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 22 September, 2021 - 5:23pm

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