''Trigonogenius globulum'', the globular spider beetle, is a species of spider beetle in the family Ptinidae. It is found in Africa, Australia, Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China), North America, and South America. The species name has been frequently misspelled as ''globulus''.

Taxonomy

The species name was originally published as ''Ptinus globulum'' by Solier in 1849, under the "section" (equivalent to a subgenus) he named therein as ''Trigonogenius''.Solier, A.J.J. 1849. Order III. Coleopteros entamera, Heteromera I in Gay, C. Historia Fisica y Política de Chile. Paris : Gay C. Vol. 4 pp. 105-380 (p. 464

/ref> Numerous subsequent authors have historically misspelled the name as ''globulus'', though some sources still use the correct spelling (e.g.,Invasive.org: globular spider beetle, ''Trigonogenius globulum globosus'' Solier, 1849
/ref>). Solier, in the same work, named a variety of this species as "var. α ''globosus''", which has only added to confusion surrounding the correct spelling (e.g.,BugGuide
/ref>), and other sources treat ''globosus'' as a subspecies of ''globulum'' (e.g.,).

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