Enoclerus sphegeus
| Enoclerus sphegeus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cleridae |
| Genus: | Enoclerus |
| Species: | E. sphegeus
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| Binomial name | |
| Enoclerus sphegeus (Fabricius, 1787)
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Enoclerus sphegeus, the red-bellied clerid, is a species of checkered beetle in the family Cleridae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3] It is a predator of many small insects, and is an important predator of the bark beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae, as the larvae are predators of D. ponderosae larvae and eggs. This species pupates underground. [4]
References
- ^ "Enoclerus sphegeus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Enoclerus sphegeus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Enoclerus sphegeus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ Boving, Adam; Champlain, A. B. (1920). "Larvae of North American beetles of the family Cleridae". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 57 (2323): 575–649. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.57-2323.575. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
Further reading
- Barr, William F. (1976). "Descriptions and taxonomic notes of Enoclerus and some allied genera (Coleoptera: Cleridae)". Melanderia. 24: 17–35.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.