Rhadalidae

Rhadalidae
Aplocnemus alpestris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Superfamily:	Cleroidea
Family:	Rhadalidae
Subfamilies
Gietellinae Rhadalinae

Rhadalidae are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea, formerly treated as a subfamily within the family Melyridae. ^[1] The adults are predators or feed on pollen, while the larvae are probably carnivorous. ^[2]

Distribution

Worldwide, except Australasia. ^[3]

Genera

Gietellinae

• Gietella Constantin & Menier, 1987

Rhadalinae

• Anthriboclerus Schenkling, 1922
• Antinea Peyerimhoff, 1929
• Aplocnemus Stephens, 1830
• Eucymbolus Champion, 1913
• Flavojulistus Majer, 1990
• Hemipleurus Peacock, 1987
• Indiodasytes Pic, 1916
• Jelinekius Majer, 1990
• Kubanius Majer, 1983
• Malthacodes Waterhouse, 1876
• Microcymbolus Pic, 1951
• Microjulistus Reitter, 1889
• Pelecophora Dejean, 1821
• Rhadalus Leconte, 1852
• Semijulistus Schilsky, 1894
• Trichoceble Thomson, 1859

References

1. Gimmel M.L., Bocakova M., Gunter N.L., Leschen R.A.B. (2019) Comprehensive phylogeny of the Cleroidea (Coleoptera: Cucujiformia). Systematic Entomology 44: 527-558.
2. Lawrence, John F. and Leschen, Richard A. B.. "9.11. Melyridae Leach, 1815". Volume 2 Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim), edited by Willy Kükenthal, Richard A.B. Leschen, Rolf G. Beutel and John F. Lawrence, Berlin, New York: De Gruyter, 2011, pp. 273-280
3. BugGuide: Rhadalidae