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Thanerocleridae

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Thanerocleridae
Temporal range: Cenomanian–Recent
Specimen of Zenodosus sanguineus observed in Washington D.C.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Cleroidea
Family: Thanerocleridae
Chapin, 1924
Subfamilies
  • Thaneroclerinae Chapin, 1924
  • Zenodosinae Kolibáč, 1992

Thanerocleridae is a family of beetles belonging to the superfamily Cleroidea. It was formerly considered a subfamily of Cleridae, but was recently elevated to the rank of family.[1] The family has 36 living species in 10 genera, which are found globally, mostly in low-latitude tropical regions, though the genus Zenodosus is found in temperate North America. Thaneroclerid species are likely all predatory both in adult and larval stages. They target small fungus and wood associated beetles, and are generally found in places where such beetles are likely to be found, typically tree associated habitats such as under bark, though some species occur in other locations such as termite nests.[2]

Taxonomy

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References

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  1. ^ Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.
  2. ^ Peris, David; Mähler, Bastian; Kolibáč, Jiří (2022-05-06). "Review of the family Thanerocleridae (Coleoptera: Cleroidea) and the description of Thanerosus gen. nov. from Cretaceous amber using micro-CT scanning". Insects. 13 (5): 438. doi:10.3390/insects13050438. ISSN 2075-4450. PMC 9147608. PMID 35621774.

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