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Cleridae
Genus TEI'IEBROIDES Piller & Mitterpacher
Trogossita Olivier
T. americanus tKirby)
castat teus (Melsheimer)
nigrit ^rs
(Horrr)
T. collaris Sturm)
T. corticalis (Melsheimer) AK
dubius (Melsheimer)
internrcdius (.Horn)
limbalis (Melsheimer)
T. crassico'nis (Horn)
califo.ni"u" 11fornt
pleurulis (.Horn)
T. laticollir, (Horn)
obscu:us (Hotn)
T. mauritanicus t Linn6rf
nitidt s (Horn)
T. occidenlalis Fall
T. sinuatu,r (LeConte)
Cleridae includes 50 species and subspecies in
Canada and Alaska. Most species are predaceous,
the adul':s feeding on adult bark beetles and the larvae
on eggs, larvae, and adults of wood-boring beetles
in galleries. Several species of Enoclerus and
Thanasimus are believed to be imoortant in the
natural r:ontrol ofbark beetles in coniferous forests.
Adults of Cleridae are found mostly on plants, tree
trunks, or under bark. Some are found on flowers,
feeding on pollen. Some species of Necrobia are
scavengers and are economically important as pests
of stored food, carcasses, and skins.
ON
AK (5); vK (4); NT (5); BC (22); AB (12); SK (10);
MB (14); ON (32); PQ Q4; NB (11); NS [4); NF (4)
. I(5)
PQ
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SK
-oN
MB ON PQ NB PE NF
In North America the taxonomy of clerids is reasonably
well known, but the literature is scattered.
A revision of the family would be helpful. Barr
(I962a) has published a key to the genera. There is
no comprehensive work for the Canadian fauna, but
most eastern species could be identifred by referring
to Knull (1951) and most western species by referring
to Barr 0962b).
YK NT ec- sxusBNpe -
BC
BC
BC
BC
Family CLERIDAE checkered beetles
J. McNarnara
Subfamily CLERINAE
Tlibe Tillini
Genus MONOPHYLLA Spinola
Elasn ocerus LeConte
Macrttelus lllug
M. terminata (Say)
megatoma Spinola
ON
Genus CYIyIATODERA Gray
C. bicolor (Say)
C. decipiens Fall
C. inornatiL (Say)
tenera LeConLe
C. ovipennis LeConte
pilosei.Ia LeConte
C. undulata (Say)
boscil (Chevrolat)
longicollis Spinola
uauth.ieri Spinola
BC
BC
oN PQ
ON PQ
ON
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Tribe Phyllobaenini
Genus PH'{LLOBAENUS Deiean
Hydnocera Newman
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