Sphaericus
gibbioides (Boieldieu, 1856)
Family: Ptinidae
Size: 2.2 mm (1.3 to 2.7 mm)
Distribution: North Africa, Azores, Mediterranean, imported to France, Holland
and Germany
Ecology: Lives of dry plant parts, for example in seed and spices
Location: Germany, Bavaria, Upper Franconia, Kulmbach, in peppers from Spain
leg. det. U.Schmidt, XII.1979
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2016
Sphaericus gibbioides (Flickr)