Sphaeridiinae

Sphaeridiinae
Illustration page of Deutschlands insecten (1805) with Sphaeridium impressum, Sphaeridium conspurcatum, Sphaeridium immundum, Sphaeridium centrimaculatum and Sphaeridium merdarium
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Hydrophilidae
Subfamily: Sphaeridiinae
Latreille, 1802
Tribes

Sphaeridiinae is a subfamily of water scavenger beetles (insects in the family Hydrophilidae). Some species live in fresh water as both larvae and adults.