Sphoerodes is a genus of in the beetle family Carabidae. There are at least four described species in Sphoerodes, found in Africa.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Licininae |
| Tribe: | Oodini |
| Subtribe: | Oodina |
| Genus: | Sphoerodes Chaudoir, 1883 |
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Species
editThese four species belong to the genus Sphoerodes:[2][3]
- Sphoerodes camerunus Basilewsky, 1951 (Cameroon)
- Sphoerodes gracilior Alluaud, 1917 (Tanzania)
- Sphoerodes impunctatus Bates, 1886 (Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya)
- Sphoerodes striatus (Dejean, 1831) (Africa)
References
edit- ^ Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMC 3577090. PMID 23431087.
- ^ a b "Sphoerodes Chaudoir, 1883". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ a b Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
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