Sphaeridium Fabricius, 1775
(a genus of scavenger water beetles)

Sphaeridium (a genus of scavenger water beetles) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Sphaeridium (a genus of scavenger water beetles) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusSphaeridium (a genus of scavenger water beetles)
SubfamilySPHAERIDIINAE (a subfamily of water beetles)
FamilyHYDROPHILIDAE (a family of scavenger water beetles)
SuperfamilyHYDROPHILOIDEA (scavenger water beetles)
Series Staphyliniformia (burying beetles, carrion beetles, rove beetles etc.)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
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Sphaeridium (a genus of scavenger water beetles) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hutton, S.A. & Giller, P.S. 2003 The effects of the intensification of agriculture on northern temperate dung beetle communities Journal of Applied Ecology Vol 40: 994-1007.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Sphaeridium (a genus of scavenger water beetles):

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