Enoclerus sphegeus

Enoclerus sphegeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cleridae
Genus:	Enoclerus
Species:	E. sphegeus
Binomial name
Enoclerus sphegeus (Fabricius, 1787)

Enoclerus sphegeus, the red-bellied clerid, is a species of checkered beetle in the family Cleridae. It is found in Central America and North America. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It is a predator of many small insects, and is an important predator of the bark beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae , as the larvae are predators of D. ponderosae larvae and eggs. This species pupates underground. ^[4]

References

1. "Enoclerus sphegeus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Enoclerus sphegeus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Enoclerus sphegeus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
4. Boving, Adam; Champlain, A. B. (1920). "Larvae of North American beetles of the family Cleridae". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 57 (2323): 575–649. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.57-2323.575 . Retrieved 2025-10-13.

Further reading

• Barr, William F. (1976). "Descriptions and taxonomic notes of Enoclerus and some allied genera (Coleoptera: Cleridae)". Melanderia. 24: 17–35.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-8788757675.