Cleroidea
Cleroidea is a small superfamily of beetles containing about 10,000 species. Most of the members of the group are somewhat slender, often with fairly soft, flexible elytra, and typically hairy or scaly.Families included are:
- Acanthocnemidae Crowson, 1964
- Biphyllidae LeConte, 1861
- †Boleopsidae Kirejtshuk & Nel, 2013
- Byturidae Gistel, 1848
- Chaetosomatidae Crowson, 1952
- Cleridae Latreille, 1802
- Lophocateridae Crowson, 1964
- Mauroniscidae Majer, 1995
- Melyridae Leach, 1815
- Peltidae Latreille, 1806
- Phloiophilidae Kiesenwetter, 1863
- Phycosecidae Crowson, 1952
- Prionoceridae Lacordaire, 1857
- Protopeltidae Crowson, 1966
- Rentoniidae Crowson, 1966
- Rhadalidae LeConte, 1861
- Thanerocleridae Chapin, 1924
- Thymalidae Léveillé, 1888
- Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802
Most species belong to the families Cleridae and Melyridae, followed by Trogossitidae.
