''Trigonogenius globulum'', the globular spider beetle, is a species of

spider beetle Spider beetles make up the subfamily Ptininae, in the family Ptinidae. There are approximately 70 genera and 600 species in the subfamily, with about 12 genera and 70 species in North America north of Mexico. Spider beetles have round bodies wi ...

in the family

Ptinidae Ptinidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Bostrichoidea. There are at least 220 genera and 2,200 described species in Ptinidae worldwide. The family includes spider beetles and deathwatch beetle, as well as the Cigarette beetle, cigare ...

. It is found in Africa, Australia, Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China), North America, and South America. The species name has been frequently misspelled as ''globulus''.

Taxonomy

The species name was originally published as ''Ptinus globulum'' by Solier in 1849, under the "section" (equivalent to a subgenus) he named therein as ''Trigonogenius''.Solier, A.J.J. 1849. Order III. Coleopteros entamera, Heteromera I in Gay, C. Historia Fisica y Política de Chile. Paris : Gay C. Vol. 4 pp. 105-380 (p. 464

/ref> Numerous subsequent authors have historically misspelled the name as ''globulus'', though some sources still use the correct spelling (e.g.,Invasive.org: globular spider beetle, ''Trigonogenius globulum globosus'' Solier, 1849
/ref>). Solier, in the same work, named a variety of this species as "var. α ''globosus''", which has only added to confusion surrounding the correct spelling (e.g.,BugGuide
/ref>), and other sources treat ''globosus'' as a subspecies of ''globulum'' (e.g.,).

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* Bostrichoidea Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1849 Beetles of Africa Beetles of Asia Beetles of Australia Beetles of Europe Beetles of North America Beetles of South America {{bostrichoidea-stub