| ...les (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, 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. |
