Polyphaga is the largest and most diverse suborder of beetles. It comprises 144 families in 16 superfamilies, and displays an enormous variety of specialization and adaptation, with over 300,000 described species, or approximately 90% of the beetle species so far discovered.
Cucujiformia is an infraorder of polyphagan beetles, representing most plant-eating beetles.
Cleroidea is a small superfamily of beetles. Most of the members of the group are somewhat slender, often with fairly soft, flexible elytra, and typically hairy or scaly.
The checkered elephant shrew or checkered sengi is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae.
Pachnoda sinuata flaviventris, the garden fruit chafer, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
Callimerus is a genus of beetles in the family Cleridae.
Clerinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Cleridae.
Erymanthus is a genus of checkered beetles in the subfamily Clerinae.
Thanasimus is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are about six described species in Thanasimus.
Phyllobaenus is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are at least 60 described species in Phyllobaenus.
Placopterus thoracicus is a species of checkered beetle in the family Cleridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Placopterus is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are at least four described species in Placopterus.
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 11 described species in Pelonium.
Cymatoderella is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are at least three described species in Cymatoderella.
Tarsostenus is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There is at least one described species in Tarsostenus, T. univittatus.
Thanasimus dubius, known generally as dubious checkered beetle, is a species of checkered beetle in the family Cleridae. Other common names include the American bark beetle destroyer and checkered beetle predator. It is found in Central America and North America.
Mauroniscidae is a family of bark-gnawing, checkered and soft-winged flower beetles in the order Coleoptera. There are at least four genera and about six described species in Mauroniscidae.
Thanerocleridae is a family of checkered beetles in the order Coleoptera, and formerly considered a subfamily of Cleridae, but was recently elevated to the rank of family.
