Sphaeridiinae

Sphaeridiinae
Illustration page of Deutschlands insecten (1805) with Sphaeridium impressum, Sphaeridium conspurcatum, Sphaeridium immundum, Sphaeridium centrimaculatum and Sphaeridium merdarium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Superfamily: Hydrophiloidea
Family: Hydrophilidae
Subfamily: Sphaeridiinae
Latreille, 1802
Tribes

Sphaeridiinae is a subfamily of water scavenger beetles (insects in the family Hydrophilidae). Some species live in fresh water as both larvae and adults.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Henri., Tachet, (2000). Invertébrés d'eau douce : systématique, biologie, écologie [Fresh water invertebrates : systematics, biology, ecology]. Richoux, Philippe., Bournaud, Michel., Usseglio-Polatera, Philippe. Paris: CNRS Editions. ISBN 2271057450. OCLC 44405222.


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