Taxonomy Profile: Sphaeritidae (Shuckard 1839)

Sphaeritidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
false clown beetles []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Sphaeritidae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Hexapoda
hexapods |
Class : Insecta
insects |
hexapoda |
inseto |
insectes |
Subclass : Pterygota
winged insects |
insects ailés |
Infraclass : Neoptera
modern, wing-folding insects |
Superorder : Holometabola
Order : Coleoptera
beetles |
besouro |
coléoptères |
Suborder : Polyphaga
Infraorder : Staphyliniformia
Superfamily : Histeroidea
Family : Sphaeritidae
false clown beetles |
Sphaeritidae Direct Children(s):
Sphaerites
(Duftschmid 1805)
Sphaeritidae: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Sphaeritidae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Lawrence, J. F., and A. F. Newton, Jr. / Pakaluk, James, and Stanislaw Adam Slipinski, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1995-01-01 / 1995-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Families and subfamilies of Coleoptera (with selected genera, notes, references and data on family-group names)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Biology, Phylogeny, and Classification of Coleoptera: Papers Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Roy A. Crowson, vol. 2
Page(s):
779-1006
Publisher:
Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN
Publication Place:
Warszawa, Poland
ISBN/ISSN:
83-85192-34-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Sphaeritidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Newton, Alfred F. / Arnett, Ross H., Jr., and Michael C. Thomas, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2001-01-01 / 2001-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Family 14. Sphaeritidae Shuckard, 1839
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Beetles, vol. 1: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Page(s):
209-211
Publisher:
CRC Press LLC
Publication Place:
Boca Raton, Florida, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8493-1925-0/
Notes:
Reference for:
Sphaeritidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Hansen, Michael
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1999-11-11 / 1999-11-11
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
World Catalogue of Insects, volume 2: Hydrophiloidea (s. str.) (Coleoptera)
Page(s):
416
Publisher:
Apollo Books
Publication Place:
Stenstrup, Denmark
ISBN/ISSN:
87-887757-31-5/
Notes:
Reference for:
Sphaeritidae
Sphaeritidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Sphaeritidae: Comments
Comment:
See Hansen (1999) for comments and references regarding superfamily assignment