Sphaericus is a genus of spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are more than 30 described species in the genus Sphaericus.
Species These 36 species belong to the genus Sphaericus:
Sphaericus albopictus (Wollaston, 1854) Sphaericus ambiguus Wollaston, 1865 Sphaericus ater Leiler, 1984 Sphaericus bicolor Bélles, 1982 Sphaericus crotchianus Wollaston, 1864 Sphaericus dawsoni (Wollaston, 1854) Sphaericus erinaceus Erber, 2000 Sphaericus exiguus (Boieldieu, 1854) Sphaericus flavosquamosus Erber, 2000 Sphaericus fragilis (Wollaston, 1854) Sphaericus franzi Leiler, 1984 Sphaericus gibbicollis Wollaston, 1862 Sphaericus gibboides Boieldieu, 1854 (humped spider beetle) Sphaericus leileri Erber, 2000 Sphaericus longicornis (Wollaston, 1854) Sphaericus machadoi Belles, 1994 Sphaericus marmoratus Wollaston, 1865 Sphaericus naviculiformis Erber, 2000 Sphaericus nigrescens (Wollaston, 1857) Sphaericus niveus (Boieldieu, 1854) Sphaericus nodulus (Wollaston, 1854) Sphaericus obscurus Erber, 2000 Sphaericus orbatus (Wollaston, 1854) Sphaericus orzolensis Leiler, 1984 Sphaericus pilula (Wollaston, 1854) Sphaericus pinguis (Wollaston, 1854) Sphaericus ptinoides (Boieldieu, 1854) Sphaericus rotundatus Wollaston, 1865 Sphaericus rotundicollis Israelson, 1980 Sphaericus saetiger Erber, 2000 Sphaericus selvagensis Bellés, 2001 Sphaericus simplex Wollaston, 1862 Sphaericus thurepalmi Leiler, 1984 Sphaericus truncatus Sphaericus velhocabrali Israelson, 1984 Sphaericus ventriculus Erber, 2000
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