Sphindidae (Family)

Overview

A Family in the Kingdom Animalia.

The Family Sphindidae is a member of the Superfamily Cucujoidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Sphindidae:

Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
    - Branch: Protostomia Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda
        Class: Insecta C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia
        Infraclass: Pterygota - Winged Insects
        Order: Coleoptera C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Beetles
        Suborder: Polyphaga Emery, 1886 - a genus of Blister Beetles (Meloidae)
        Infraorder: Cucujiformia
        Superfamily: Cucujoidea
        Family: Sphindidae - dry-fungus beetles

The Family Sphindidae is further organized into finer groupings including:

Genus (8): Aspidiphorus · Carinisphindus · Eurysphindus · Genisphindus · Odontosphindus · Protosphindus · Sphindiphorus · Sphindus
Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 29 species and subspecies in the Family Sphindidae.

At least 5 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Sphindus.

More info about the Genus Sphindus may be found here.

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