Family: Alexiidae
Original taxon name: Sphaerosoma (Neosphaerula) merditanum nov. spec.
Author of the original taxon name: Apfelbeck, V.
Classic locality: Hochgebirgen der Merdita (Zebia), Gebirgswäldern des Schar Dagh
Reference where the scientific name of taxon was first described in: Apfelbeck, V. (1915). Revizija vrsta roda Sphaerosoma Leach. balkanskog poluostrva. Glasnik Zemaljskog muzeja u Bosni i Hercegovini, XXVII: 407-430 pp.
Economy where the taxon was described in: ALB MKD, XKX
Specific description of the place: Mali i Zepës Shar Mt.
Global distribution of taxon: ALB,MKD
Reference where the scientific name of taxon was accepted in: Löbl, I. & Smetana, A. (eds.) (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera Volume 4. Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. Stenstrup: 935pp pp.