Rhadalidae are a family of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

s of the superfamily

Cleroidea Cleroidea is a small superfamily of beetles containing over 10,000 species. Most of the members of the group are somewhat slender, often with fairly soft, flexible elytra, and typically hairy or scaly. Description Cleroidea is defined by the fo ...

, formerly treated as a subfamily within the family

Melyridae Melyridae (common name: soft-winged flower beetles) are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea. Description Most are elongate-oval, soft-bodied beetles 10 mm long or less. Many are brightly patterned in black and brown, yellow, ...

. The adults are predators or feed on pollen, while the larvae are probably carnivorous.

Distribution

Worldwide, except Australasia.BugGuide: Rhadalidae
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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

Cleroidea Polyphaga families {{cleroidea-stub