Species Sphaericus gibboides

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Remarks · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

Superfamily Bostrichoidea

Family Ptinidae (Death-watch and Spider Beetles)

Subfamily Ptininae (Spider Beetles)

Tribe Sphaericini

Genus Sphaericus

Species gibboides (Sphaericus gibboides)

Explanation of Names

Sphaericus (Sphaericus) gibboides (Boieldieu 1854)

Identification

Range

Mediterranean region and introduced in w. North America and New Zealand (Archibald and Chalmers 1983). In Canada only sw. BC(1)

Remarks

infests wooden cabinets(2), larvae may damage cabinetwork by tunneling before pupation(1)

Works Cited

1.	Beetles associated with stored products in Canada: An identification guide Bousquet Y. 1990. Research Branch Agriculture Canada, Publication 1837.

2.	Handbook of urban insects and arachnids: A handbook of urban entomology Robinson W.H. 2005. Cambridge University Press.

Contributed by v belov on 26 December, 2013 - 2:20am

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