Cleridae
Sign in to saveCleridae 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.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderColeoptera
- FamilyCleridae
カッコウムシ（郭公虫、郭公蟲）は、コウチュウ目（鞘翅目）・カッコウムシ科 Cleroidea に分類される昆虫の総称。多くの種があり、日本では50種ほどが知られる。 成虫の体長は数mmから大きくても1cmに満たない程で、甲虫としては小型である。成虫の体型は前後に細長く、頭部・前胸部より後胸部・腹部の幅が広い。肉食性であるが大顎は目立たない。色彩は種類ごとに変異に富む。 幼虫は前後に細長い。頭部が小さく、尾部は頭部より太い。幼虫の多くは朽ち木内に穿孔して住み、朽ち木の中にいる他の甲虫の幼虫を捕食して成長する。 多くの種の成虫は朽ち木、花、キノコなどに集まり、他の昆虫を捕食する。朽ち木に集まる種ではキクイムシやカミキリムシ等も捕食する。ただし乾燥動物質を食べるものもいて、これらは標本や乾物に害を与える。 Thanasimus formicarius Tillus elongatus Trichodes alvearius Trogodendron fasciculatum
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5,229
- With media
- 244
- Family
- Cleridae
- Collections
- MHNCA, UTC, TTU, UMNH, ASU
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
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- 郭公甲科
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Description
- Appearance
- Identification
- Distribution and ecology
- Feeding habits
- Life cycle
- Forensic relevance
- Stored product entomology
- Medico-legal entomology
- Ongoing research
- Systematics
- References
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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.
Cleridae have many niches and feeding habits. Most genera are predaceous and feed on other beetles and larvae; however other genera are scavengers or pollen feeders. Clerids have elongated bodies with bristly hairs, are usually bright colored, and have variable antennae. Checkered beetles range in length between . Cleridae can be identified based on their 5–5–5 tarsal formula, division of sternites, and the absence of a special type of vesicle. Female Cleridae lay between 28–42 eggs at a time predominately under the bark of trees. Larvae are predaceous and feed vigorously before pupation and subsequently emergence as adults.
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