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Cleridae

Cleridae

9.9
A group of beetles that eat other insects and often have bright patterns
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Cléridos
  • Some species in the Cleridae family help control agricultural pests by feeding on harmful insects.

Examples

  • Entomologists collected several Cleridae specimens during their field research in the forest.

  • The bright colors and patterns of Cleridae make them easy to distinguish from other beetles.

  • Look at that Cleridae!

  • The Cleridae family is known for its distinctive patterns.

  • Entomologists collected several Cleridae specimens during their field research in the forest.

  • Some species in the Cleridae family help control agricultural pests by feeding on harmful insects.

  • The bright colors and patterns of Cleridae make them easy to distinguish from other beetles.

Synonyms

clerid
vsCleridae
  • Specialized
9.9

A small beetle that eats other insects and often has bright, shiny colours

is the taxonomic group containing many such predatory beetles
clerid beetle
vsCleridae
  • Specialized
8.9

A brightly coloured, often shiny beetle that eats other insects

is the broader family grouping that includes those predatory beetles

Surface Forms

Cleridae singular
Cleridae plural

Etymology

Cleridae comes from the group name Clerus used by scientists and the scientific ending -idae, which means 'family' in animal names. Think of Canidae for dogs or Felidae for cats. Cleridae simply means the 'Clerus family' of beetles, which is why it names a family of checkered beetles that eat other insects.