Cleroidea is a small superfamily of beetles containing over 10,000 species. Most of the members of the group are somewhat slender, often with fairly soft, flexible elytra, and typically hairy or scaly.
Cleridae are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea. They are commonly known as checkered beetles. The family Cleridae has a worldwide distribution, and a variety of habitats and feeding preferences.
The minute tree-fungus beetles, family Ciidae, are a sizeable group of beetles which inhabit Polyporales bracket fungi or coarse woody debris. Most numerous in warmer regions, they are nonetheless widespread and a considerable number of species occur as far polewards as Scandinavia for example.
Trichodes is a genus of checkered beetle belonging to the family Cleridae, subfamily Clerinae.
Enoclerus is a genus of checkered beetles in the subfamily Clerinae.
Orthrius is a genus of beetles in the subfamily Clerinae.
Thanasimus is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are about six described species in Thanasimus.
Tillinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Cleridae, the checkered beetles.
Isohydnocera is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are about 14 described species in Isohydnocera.
Cymatodera is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are at least 70 described species in Cymatodera.
Cregya is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are over 100 described species in Cregya.
Phyllobaenus is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are at least 60 described species in Phyllobaenus.
Epiphloeinae is a subfamily of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are about 5 genera and at least 30 described species in Epiphloeinae.
Aulicus is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are about 14 described species in Aulicus.
Lecontella is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are at least four described species in Lecontella.
Pelonides is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are about seven described species in Pelonides.
Pelonium is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are about 19 described species in Pelonium.
Cymatoderella is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are at least three described species in Cymatoderella.
Tarsosteninae is a subfamily of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are at least two genera and two described species in Tarsosteninae.
Tarsostenus is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. It includes the cosmopolitan species T. univittatus.
