Sphaeriidae


Sphaeriidae

[sfə′rī·ə‚dē] (invertebrate zoology) The minute bog beetles, a small family of coleopteran insects in the suborder Myxophaga.

Sphaeriidae

 

a family of small hemispherical beetles measuring 0.6–1.0 mm in length. The hind wings have a fringe of long hairs, and the elytra are not reduced. The beetles live along shores in sand and flotsam. One species occurs in the USSR. The family has not been widely studied.