Sphaericus is a genus of spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are more than 30 described species in the genus Sphaericus.
Species
These 36 species belong to the genus Sphaericus:
- Sphaericus albopictus <small>(Wollaston, 1854)</small>
- Sphaericus ambiguus <small>Wollaston, 1865</small>
- Sphaericus ater <small>Leiler, 1984</small>
- Sphaericus bicolor <small>Bélles, 1982</small>
- Sphaericus crotchianus <small>Wollaston, 1864</small>
- Sphaericus dawsoni <small>(Wollaston, 1854)</small>
- Sphaericus erinaceus <small>Erber, 2000</small>
- Sphaericus exiguus <small>(Boieldieu, 1854)</small>
- Sphaericus flavosquamosus <small>Erber, 2000</small>
- Sphaericus fragilis <small>(Wollaston, 1854)</small>
- Sphaericus franzi <small>Leiler, 1984</small>
- Sphaericus gibbicollis <small>Wollaston, 1862</small>
- Sphaericus gibboides <small>Boieldieu, 1854</small> (humped spider beetle)
- Sphaericus leileri <small>Erber, 2000</small>
- Sphaericus longicornis <small>(Wollaston, 1854)</small>
- Sphaericus machadoi <small>Belles, 1994</small>
- Sphaericus marmoratus <small>Wollaston, 1865</small>
- Sphaericus naviculiformis <small>Erber, 2000</small>
- Sphaericus nigrescens <small>(Wollaston, 1857)</small>
- Sphaericus niveus <small>(Boieldieu, 1854)</small>
- Sphaericus nodulus <small>(Wollaston, 1854)</small>
- Sphaericus obscurus <small>Erber, 2000</small>
- Sphaericus orbatus <small>(Wollaston, 1854)</small>
- Sphaericus orzolensis <small>Leiler, 1984</small>
- Sphaericus pilula <small>(Wollaston, 1854)</small>
- Sphaericus pinguis <small>(Wollaston, 1854)</small>
- Sphaericus ptinoides <small>(Boieldieu, 1854)</small>
- Sphaericus rotundatus <small>Wollaston, 1865</small>
- Sphaericus rotundicollis <small>Israelson, 1980</small>
- Sphaericus saetiger <small>Erber, 2000</small>
- Sphaericus selvagensis <small>Bellés, 2001</small>
- Sphaericus simplex <small>Wollaston, 1862</small>
- Sphaericus thurepalmi <small>Leiler, 1984</small>
- Sphaericus truncatus
- Sphaericus velhocabrali <small>Israelson, 1984</small>
- Sphaericus ventriculus <small>Erber, 2000</small>
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