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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ BugGuide: Rhadalidae