''Sphindus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of cryptic slime mold beetles in the family
Sphindidae
Sphindidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga. They are also known as slime mold beetles due to their exclusive feeding on slime molds during adult and larval stages, other aspects of their life history are obscure. Palaeontologi ...
. There are at least three described species in ''Sphindus''.
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Species
Several species belong to the genus ''Sphindus'':
* ''Sphindus americanus
''Sphindus americanus'' is a species of cryptic slime mold beetle in the family Sphindidae
Sphindidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga. They are also known as slime mold beetles due to their exclusive feeding on slime molds ...
'' LeConte, 1866
* '' Sphindus crassulus'' Casey, 1898
* ''Sphindus dubius
''Sphindus'' is a genus of cryptic slime mold beetles in the family Sphindidae
Sphindidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga. They are also known as slime mold beetles due to their exclusive feeding on slime molds during adult ...
'' (Gyllenhall, 1808)
* ''Sphindus trinifer
''Sphindus'' is a genus of cryptic slime mold beetles in the family Sphindidae. There are at least three described species in ''Sphindus''.
Species
Several species belong to the genus ''Sphindus'':
* '' Sphindus americanus'' LeConte, 1866
* '' ...
'' Casey, 1898
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Sphindidae
Beetle genera
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Taxa described in 1821
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