| Sphaerius acaroides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Sphaeriusidae |
| Genus: | Sphaerius |
| Species: | S. acaroides |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphaerius acaroides Waltl, 1838 | |
Sphaerius acaroides is a species of beetle belonging to the family Sphaeriusidae. [1]
It is native to Europe. [1]
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently. The largest of all families, the Curculionidae (weevils), with some 83,000 member species, belongs to this order. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops.
Sphaerius is a genus of beetles, comprising 23 species, which are the only living members of the family Sphaeriusidae. They are typically found along the edges of streams and rivers, where they feed on algae; they occur on all continents except Antarctica. Three species occur in the United States.
Myxophaga is the second-smallest suborder of the Coleoptera after Archostemata, consisting of roughly 65 species of small to minute beetles in four families. The members of this suborder are aquatic and semiaquatic, and feed on algae.
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Siro is a genus of mite harvestmen in the family Sironidae. There are at least 20 described species in Siro.
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Acritus acaroides is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae and tribe Acritini. It ranges in size from 0.9-1.1mm, very rarely reaching 2mm. It is found in North America, roughly from eastern Texas to South Carolina.
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