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Cleridae
Description | 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. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleridae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Cleridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Common Name | checkered beetle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Cleridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 25 (37%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 166 - 157 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. A. Latreille. 1802. Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes, Tome Troisième | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Checkered Beetle, Checkered Beetles, Mierkevers, Mierenkeverachtigen, Bonte Kevers, Brokbaggar, Färgbaggar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleridae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Clerinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 12 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Epiclininae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Hydnocerinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Korynetinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Tillinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Aberrokorynetes ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Abiliella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Allelidea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Allochotes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Allonyx genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Anthicoclerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Aphelocerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Aplemonus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Apteropilo genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Araeodontia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Arawakis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Aulicus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Avena genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Axina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Barrotillus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bilbotillus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Blaesiophthalmus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bogcia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Boschella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bostrichoclerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Brachycallimerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callimerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callotillus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Canariclerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Careydon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cephaloclerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chariessa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cladiscus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clerus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Clytomadius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Colyphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Coptoclerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Corinthiscus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Corynetinus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Corynommadius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cregya genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cucujocallimerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cylidrus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cymatodera genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Cymatoderella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cyrtinoclerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dasyceroclerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Denops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dermestoides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Diplocladus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Diplopherusa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Diutius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Egenocladiscus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eleale genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Emmepus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Enoclerus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Enoplium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Epiclines genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Epiphloeus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Erymanthus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eucymatodera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eunatalis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eurymetopum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Falsoorthrius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Flabellotilloidea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gastrocentrum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gracilotillus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hemitrachys genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ichnea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Iontoclerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Isohydnocera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Isolemidia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Kanaliella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Korynetes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Laiomorphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lasiocallimerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lebasiella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lecontella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lemidia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Loedelia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lyctosoma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Madoniella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Megaphloeus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Melanoclerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Menieroclerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Microclerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mimolesterus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mitrandiria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Monophylla genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Necrobia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Necrobinus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Neocallotillus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Neohydnus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Neorthopleura genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Neorthrius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nonalatus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Notostenus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ohanlonella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Omadius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Onerunka genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Onychotillus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Operculiphorus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Opetiopalpus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Opilo genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Orthocladiscus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Orthopleuroides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Orthrius genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Pallenis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Parapelonides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraspinoza genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paratenerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paratillus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Parmius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Patuleius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paupris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pelonides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pelonium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pennasolis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Perilypus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phlogistus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phloiocopus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phyllobaenus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Phymatophaea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Placocerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Placopterus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Plastophagus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Plathanocera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platyclerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platynoptera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platytenerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Plocamocera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Priocera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Prosymnus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Protoclerus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Pseudolesterus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pseudomadius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pseudopallenis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Pylus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pylusopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pyrrhoclerus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Pyticeroides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Rhopaloclerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scrobiger genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sedlacekvia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Shartegopsis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Smudlotillus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Spinoza genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Stenocallimerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Stenocylidrus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Stigmatium genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Strotocera genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Tanocleria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tarsostenodes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tarsostenus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Teloclerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tenerastes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Teneroides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Teneropsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tenerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Thalerocnemis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Thanasimodes genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Thanasimus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Thriocerodes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tillicera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tillodenops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tilloidea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tillus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Titanoclerus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Trichodes genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Trogodendron genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Wangweiella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Winklerius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Wittmeridecus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Wolcottia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Xenorthrius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Xylobius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Zahradnikius ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Cylindus angustatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Elasmocylindrus tricolor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Korynetidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Korynetidae |
Trichodes stebingeri Cockerell, 1936 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Cleridae : Trichodes stebingeri |
Clerus adonis Heer, 1847 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Cleridae : Clerus adonis |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1802 | Clerii Latreille p. 110 |
1847 | Clerus adonis Heer p. 152 figs. Pl 5, fig 3 |
1865 | Clerus adonis Heer p. 377 |
1885 | Clerus adonis Scudder p. 796 fig. 1030 |
1936 | Trichodes stebingeri Cockerell p. 5 figs. Fig 4 |
1981 | Cleridae Crowson p. 697 |
1989 | Cleridae Zhang p. 421 |
1995 | Cleridae Lawrence and Newton, Jr. |
Year | Name and Author |
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2002 | Tanocleria Hong p. 130 |
2002 | Tanocleria tenuis Hong p. 130 figs. Pl 10, fig 3; text-fig 2.6.82-87 |
2011 | Cleridae Bouchard et al. p. 346 |
2015 | Cleridae Robertson et al. p. 769 |
2016 | Tanocleria Kolibá? and Huang |
2016 | Tanocleria tenuis Kolibá? and Huang |
2016 | Cleridae Webster |
2019 | Cleridae Gimmel et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!