Biology:Rhadalidae

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Short description: Family of beetles

Rhadalidae
Melyridae - Aplocnemus alpestris.JPG
Aplocnemus alpestris
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Cleroidea
Family: Rhadalidae
Synonyms

Gietellidae

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

  • Anthriboclerus Schenkling, 1922
  • Antinea Peyerimhoff, 1929
  • Aplocnemus Stephens, 1830
  • Eucymbolus Champion, 1913
  • Flavojulistus Majer, 1990
  • Gietella Constantin & Menier, 1987
  • 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

Wikidata ☰ Q110839486 entry