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    Rhadalidae

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    Rhadalidae
    Melyridae - Aplocnemus alpestris.JPG
    Aplocnemus alpestris
    Scientific classification e
    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[edit]

    Worldwide, except Australasia.[3]

    Genera[edit]

    • 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[edit]

    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


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