Sphaeriestes Explained

Sphaeriestes is a genus of narrow-waisted bark beetles in the family Salpingidae. There are about 13 described species in Sphaeriestes.

Species

These 13 species belong to the genus Sphaeriestes:

• Sphaeriestes aeratus (Mulsant, 1859)
• Sphaeriestes alternatus (LeConte, 1859)
• Sphaeriestes bimaculatus (Gyllenhal, 1810)
• Sphaeriestes borbonicus Seidlitz, 1886
• Sphaeriestes castaneus (Panzer, 1796)
• Sphaeriestes cribarius (Fairmaire, 1898)
• Sphaeriestes exsanguis (Abeille de Perrin, 1870)
• Sphaeriestes impressus (Wollaton, 1857)
• Sphaeriestes reyi (Abeille de Perrin, 1874)
• Sphaeriestes sculptilis Fairmaire, 1868
• Sphaeriestes stockmanni (Biström, 1977)
• Sphaeriestes tibialis (LeConte, 1866)
• Sphaeriestes virescens LeConte, 1850

Further reading

• Book: Checklist of the beetles of North and Central America and the West Indies. 1983. Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. Flora and Fauna Publications. 6: The Darkling Beetles, Strepsiptera and Related Groups. Family 111: Salpingidae. 1–4. 978-0916846268.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-26090-0.