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Habitat
Adults: terrestrial
Immatures: terrestrial
Feeding Habits
Adults: predaceous
Immatures: predaceous
Size: 3 to 12 mm
Flight :
North American
Species: 266
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Coleoptera Cleridae
Checkered beetles
Front Wings: hardened
Hind Wings: membranous
Mouthparts: chewing
Antenna Length: shorter than body
Antenna Shape: clubbed
Front Legs: unmodified
Hind Legs: unmodified
Special Characteristics:
The Cleridae have a small, narrow elongated body that is usually covered with short hairs. Many are brightly coloured.
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Comments: Adults and larvae of most species are predaceous. Some adults, and a few larvae, are pollen feeders.
Checkered beetles are usually found on flowers and foliage of trees and shrubs or under bark on dead branches where they feed on the larvae of wood-boring insects. One species is found on carrion and can be a pest of stored meats.
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Species:
Thanasimus dubius (Fabricius)
Common Name:
Dubious checkered beetle
Feeding Habits: Adults feed on pollen and the larvae prey on bark beetles.
Distribution:
Quebec, Ontario.
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