Sphalma Explained

Sphalma is a genus of dead log beetles in the family Pythidae. There is one described species in Sphalma, S. quadricollis.

Further reading

• Descriptions of some new North American Coleoptera. 1872. Horn . Geo.H.. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 4. 143–152. 10.2307/25076271. 25076271. free.
• Book: Tenebrionoidea: Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Ripiphoridae, Prostomidae, Oedemeridae, Mycteridae, Pythidae, Aderidae, Scraptiidae, Critical checklist, distribution in Poland and meta-analysis. 2014. Kubisz . Daniel. Iwan . Dariusz. Tykarski . Piotr. University of Warsaw - Faculty of Biology & Natura optima dux Foundation. 978-83-935107-9-5.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-26090-0.