Sphaerites
Sign in to saveSphaerites is a genus of beetles, the only genus in the family Sphaeritidae, sometimes called the false clown beetles. There are five known species, which are widespread in temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere, found in forested or upland areas.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- Family
- Sphaerasteridae
- Collections
- FMNH
- Recorded in
- Germany, United States
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- Sphaeritidae
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Sphaerites is a genus of beetles, the only genus in the family Sphaeritidae, sometimes called the false clown beetles. There are five known species, which are widespread in temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere, found in forested or upland areas.
Adults range in length from 4.5–7 mm, with oval bodies, black but with a slight bluish-green sheen.
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