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| Checkered beetles | Checkered beetles (Cleridae) are a family in the order beetles (Coleoptera), the suborder Polyphaga, the infraorder Cucujiformia and the superfamily Cleroidea. Subfamilies of the checkered beetle are: Clerinae, Epiphloeinae, Enopliinae, Hydnocerinae, Korynetinae, Tarsosteninae...
..., the infraorder Cucujiformia and the superfamily Cleroidea. Subfamilies of the checkered beetle are: Clerinae, Epiphloeinae, Enopliinae, Hydnocerinae, Korynetinae, Tarsosteninae, Thaneroclerinae and Tillina. There are approximately 3,600 species of Cleridae worldwide, 500 of which exist in North America, 70 in Europe. In Central Europe 20 species from 11 different genera can be found. | | |
| Adult Cleridae reach body lengths of 3-24 mm. Most species are long and oval in shape. Their bodies are shiny, bristly and very colourful, usually red, yellow, orange or blue. The head and pronotum are almost the same width. The neck shield is elongated. For thei...
...of 3-24 mm. Most species are long and oval in shape. Their bodies are shiny, bristly and very colourful, usually red, yellow, orange or blue. The head and pronotum are almost the same width. The neck shield is elongated. For their carnivorous diet, Cleridae have particularly strongly developed mandibles. The antennae in most species are club-shaped, widening at the end, in others they are serrated or filamentous. | | |
| | | Cleridae fly and run well. They are present on different flowering plants or on tree bark, where they prey on other insects or their larvae. Female Cleridae (depending on species) lay 28 to 42 eggs under tree bark. The hatched larvae also prey on other insects. | | |
| | Among the species of Cleridae are: Allonyx quadrimaculatus, Canariclerus paivae, Clerus mutillarius, Opilo abeillei, Opilo domesticus, Opilo mollis, Opilo pallidus, Opilo taeniatus, Thanasimus femoralis, Thanasimus formicarius, Trichodes affinis, Trichodes albanicus, Trichodes a... | | |
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