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Sphaeridium
Sign in to saveSphaeridium is a genus of beetles in the family Hydrophilidae, the water scavenger beetles. They occur in Europe, and some species have been introduced to North America.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Sphaeridium is referenced by 4 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, insect and arthropod.
It is catalogued under the topic Hydrophilidae genera.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 21,719
- With media
- 21
- Family
- Hydrophilidae
- Collections
- UMNH, DMNS
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Hydrophilinae
- Image
- Sphaeridium lunatum Fabricius, 1792 (3077713146).jpg
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- taxon name
- Sphaeridium
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Sphaeridium
- taxon common name
- Шаровидка
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
- Species
- References
- Further reading
Sphaeridium is a genus of beetles in the family Hydrophilidae, the water scavenger beetles. They occur in Europe, and some species have been introduced to North America.
==Description== The adults are 4 to 7.5 millimeters long. They have short antennae with hairy clubs at the tips.
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