Family CLERIDAE Latreille, 1802

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• Clerii Latreille, 1802.

  Type genus:

   Clerus Geoffroy, 1762.

Introduction

The list of Australian Cleridae taxa presented here, cataloguing 425 valid species, 54 valid genera, and five subfamilies, incorporates corrections to the most recent world Cleridae catalogue of Corporaal (1950) plus new taxa and taxonomic changes proposed since (viz.: Bartlett 2009a, 2009b, 2009c, 2010, 2013a, 2013b, 2019, 2021; Bartlett & Lambkin 2022; Bartlett & Szito 2013; Ekis 1975; Gerstmeier 1990a, 1990b, 1991, 2002, 2020; Gerstmeier and Seitner 2013; Gunter et al. 2013; Kolibáč 1998a, 1998b, 1998c, 2003, 2014; Mawdsley 2006; Opitz 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017; Solervicens 2007; Winkler 1972, 1989). Taxa previously reported from Australia but deemed not to be established, or to have been described with an erroneous Australian type locality (J.S. Bartlett, unpublished), are listed below as ‘excluded taxa’ and omitted from the catalogue. Type specimen details were documented during visits to Australian and European museums by the compiler (J.S. Bartlett) or sourced from the literature (see above references since 1950 plus McKeown 1948, Britton & Stanbury 1981, Menier 1981, Döbler 1982, Ekis 1975, Leavengood & Garner 2014). Earlier checklists and catalogues documenting Australian Cleridae taxa include those of Gemminger and Harold (1869), Masters (1886), Lohde (1900), Schenkling (1910) and Corporaal (1950), with those of Lea (1902) and Semmens et al. (1992) limited to the species of Tasmania.

Cleridae is the second largest family, after Melyridae, of the cucujiform superfamily Cleroidea and comprises over 3,700 mostly predatory species assigned to approximately 330 genera (Gerstmeier 2014). The predatory habits of clerid beetles are highly variable. Larvae typically feed on slow-moving or immobile invertebrates such as lignicolous beetle larvae in their tunnels or invertebrate egg masses and pupae. Adults may be pollinivorous (Epiclininae) or predatory (other subfamilies). The biology of Australian clerid beetles has received little attention in the literature, with only a handful of papers devoted solely to the subject (Moore 1973, New 1978, Hawkeswood 1991a, 1991b, Karargiris 1991, Faithfull 1994, Langley 1994, Opitz 2002, Webb 2022). Froggatt (1916, 1924, 1925), Moore (1963) and Bashford (1991, 1994, 2004) document forest pest associations while Brooks (1948a, 1948b, 1965, 1969), Hawkeswood (1981a, 1981b, 1982, 1987a, 1987b, 1991c) and Opitz (2002) report on floral associations of anthophilous species.

The Higher Classification employed in this catalogue is centered around the molecular phylogeny of Gunter et al. (2013) with the basal position of Thaneroclerinae, following Opitz (2010) and Bocakova et al. (2015), reflecting its former family ranking (Kolibáč 1992). Recent changes in Clerinae (Bartlett 2021) including a preliminary system of tribes and subtribes, the lowering of rank of Hydnocerinae to a clerine tribe and the revised status of the former subfamily Anthicoclerinae to a subtribe of Hydnocerini, are followed here. The supertribes of Bartlett’s (2021) system are omitted here for practical reasons only, i.e., the ABRS taxonomic hierarchy does not recognise taxa of supertribal ranking. Taxa with reduced fourth tarsomeres are catagorised as Korynetinae sensu lato following Kolibáč (1997, 2010). Opitz’ (2010) system of multiple ‘korynetine’ subfamilies, only partly supported by molecular evidence (Gunter et al. 2013), is not followed particularly due to difficulties in separating Peloniinae and Tarsosteninae (Bartlett 2013b).

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Bartlett, J.S. 2009b. A replacement name for Phlogistus blackburni Hintz, 1908 (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Australian Entomologist 36(3): 97–98.

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Bartlett, J.S. 2010. A new species of bicoloured Eleale Newman (Coleoptera: Cleridae) from the Northern Territory. Australian Entomologist 36(4): 183–188.

Bartlett, J.S. 2013a. Thriocerodes anthicides (Newman) comb. n. (Coleoptera: Cleridae): an Australian, not South African, species. Australian Entomologist 40(1): 53–55.

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Froggatt, W.W. 1916. Forest Longicorn Beetles and their parasites. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 27(8): 561–567.

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Froggatt, W.W. 1925. Forest Insects. No. 9. Predatory Parasites of Timber-boring Beetles. Australian Forestry Journal 8: 145–149.

Gemminger, M. and Harold, E. 1869. Familia XLIII, Cleridae. [pp. 1722-1759] In: Catalogus Coleopterorum hucusque descriptorum synonymicus et systematicus. E. Sumptu & H. Gummi, Monachii.

Gerstmeier, R. 1990a. Short communications on systematics of Cleridae. 1. Neoscrobiger ephippius (Boisduval, 1835) is a Trogodendron Spinola, 1841. Acta Coleopterologica 6(2): 80.

Gerstmeier, R. 1990b. Revision of the genus Olesterus Spinola, 1841, with descriptions of new species from Australia. Mitteilingen der Munchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft 80: 21–38.

Gerstmeier, R. 1991. Mimolesterus gen.n., a new genus of Australian Cleridae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Koleopterologische Rundschau 61: 171–173.

Gerstmeier, R. 2002. Generic concept of clerid taxa related to Clerus (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae). Entomological Problems 32(2): 99–111.

Gerstmeier, R. 2014. An overview of taxonomy and biology of the Cleridae (Coleoptera: Cleroidea). Giornale italiano di Entomologia 13(59): 481–494.

Gerstmeier, R. 2020. Trogodendron bartolozzii, a new species of Cleridae from Australia (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae). Faunitaxys 8(12): 1–2.

Gerstmeier, R. and Seitner, M. (2013). Revision of the checkered beetle genus Eunatalis Schenkling, 1909 (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae). Zootaxa 3698 (1) 1–77.

Gimmel, M.L., Bacakova, M., Gunter, N.L. & Leschen, R.A.B. 2019. Comprehensive phylogeny of the Cleroidea (Coleoptera: Cucujiformia). Systematic Entomology 44: 527-558.

Gunter, N.L., Leavengood, J.M., Bartlett, J.S., Chapman, E.G. & Cameron, S.L. 2013. A molecular phylogeny of the checkered beetles and a description of Epiclininae a new subfamily (Coleoptera: Cleroidea: Cleridae). Systematic Entomology 38(3): 626–636.

Hawkeswood, T.J. 1981a. Insect pollination of Angophora woodsiana F. M. Bail. (Myrtaceae) at Burbank, south-east Queensland. Victorian Naturalist 98(3): 120–129.

Hawkeswood, T.J. 1981b. Notes on the pollination of Nuytsiafloribunda (Labill.) R. Br. (Loranthaceae) and some literature reviewed. Western Australian Naturalist 15(1): 17–21.

Hawkeswood, T.J. 1982. Notes on insect pollination of two species of Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) from south-west Western Australia. Victorian Naturalist 99: 28–37.

Hawkeswood, T.J. 1987a. Beetles of Australia. Angus and Robertson, North Ryde.

Hawkeswood, T.J. 1987b. Pollination of Leptospermum flavescens Sm. (Myrtaceae) by beetles (Coleoptera) in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. Giornale italiano di Entomologia 3: 261–269.

Hawkeswood, T.J 1991a. A note on Trogodendron fasciculatum Schreibers (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Victorian Entomologist 21: 77–78.

Hawkeswood, T.J. 1991b. A note on Tarsostenus univittatus (Rossi) (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Victorian Entomologist 21: 108–110.

Hawkeswood, T.J. 1991c. Insect pollination of Acacia bidwilli Benth. (Mimosaceae) at Townsville, northern Queensland, Australia. Giornale italiano di Entomologia 5: 219–238.

Karargiris, P. 1991. Observations of the behaviour of several specimens of Trogodendron fasciculatum Schreibers (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Victorian Entomologist 21(6): 157–159.

Kolibáč, J. 1992. Revision of Thanerocleridae n. stat. (Coleoptera, Cleroidea). Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft, 65(3–4): 303–340.

Kolibáč, J. 1997. Classification of the subfamilies of Cleridae (Coleoptera: Cleroidea). Acta Musei Moraviae Scientiae Naturales 81(1/2): 307–361.

Kolibáč, J. 1998a. Classification of the subfamily Hydnocerinae Spinola, 1844 (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Acta Musei Moraviae, Scientiae biologicae 83(1997): 127–210.

Kolibáč, J. 1998b. Notes on the classification of Natalis Laporte de Castelnau and Notocymatodera Schenkling, with a description of Notocymatodera disjuncta sp.n. (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Acta Musei Moraviae, Scientiae biologicae 82(1997): 191–198.

Kolibáč, J. 1998c. New Australian Thanerocleridae, with notes on the biogeography of the subtribe Isoclerina Kolibáč (Coleoptera: Cleroidea). Invertebrate Taxonomy 12: 951–975.

Kolibáč, J. 2003. A revision of Australian genera of Korynetinae (Coleoptera, Cleridae). Entomologica Basiliensia 25: 41–97.

Kolibáč, J. 2010. Cleridae. Pp. 257-261 in: R.A.B. Leschen, R. Beutel & J.F. Lawrence (eds.), Handbook for Zoology, Volume 4/39: Coleoptera, Beetles, Volume 2: Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim). Walter de Gruyter, Berlin. xiii + 786 pp.

Kolibáč, J. 2014. Sedlacekvia kinchegaensis, a new species of a charismatic genus from Australia, with notes on its systematics (Coleoptera, Cleridae). Zootaxa 3754(5): 583–591.

Kolibáč, J. and Huang, D. 2016. The oldest known clerid fossils from the Middle Jurassic of China, with a review of Cleridae systematics (Coleoptera). Systematic Entomology 41: 808–823.

Kolibáč, J., Bocakova, M., Liebherr, J.K., Ramage, T. & Porch, N. 2021. Extinct and extant Pacific Trogossitidae and the evolution of Cleroidea (Coleoptera) after the late Triassic biotic crisis. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 191: 846-882.

Langley, S. 1994. Further notes on the distribution and behaviour in Trogodendron fasciculatum (Schreibers) Coleoptera Cleridae. Victorian Entomologist 24(2): 34–35.

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Leavengood, J.M., Jr. and Garner, B.H. 2014. Nomenclatural notes on some checkered beetle (Coleoptera: Cleridae) types of the Natural History Museum, London (BMNH). Zootaxa 3760(3): 301–335.

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Mawdsley, J. 1992. A key to the species of the genus Trogodendron Spinola (Coleoptera: Cleridae) with translations of original descriptions of species. Young Entomologist's Society Quarterly 9(4): 7-19

Mawdsley, J.R. 2006. Taxonomy, phylogeny, and cladistic biogeography of the genus Omadius (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cleridae). Contributions of the American Entomological Institute 34(4): 1–98.

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Moore, B.P. 1973. Larvae of Zenithicola crassus (Newman) (Coleoptera: Cleridae) feeding on termites. Australian Entomological Magazine 1(4): 48–50.

Moore, K.M. 1963. Observations on some Australian forest Insects. 15. Some mortality factors of Phoracantha semipunctata (F.) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 88: 221–229.

New, T.R. 1978. Notes on the biology of Lemidia subaenea (Coleoptera: Cleridae) on Acacia in Victoria. Australian Entomological Magagazine 5(2): 21–22.

Opitz, W. 2002. Flower foraging behaviour of the Australian species Eleale aspera (Newman) (Coleoptera: Clerinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 56: 241–245.

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Opitz, W. 2012. Classification, natural history, and evolution of Tarsosteninae (Coleoptera: Cleridae) — Part I: Generic composition of the subfamily and key and phylogeny of genera. Psych 2012: 1–35.

Opitz, W. 2015. Classification, natural history, and evolution of Tarsosteninae (Coleoptera: Cleroidea: Cleridae) Part II. Taxonomy of the Pylus complex of Australia and Tasmania. Acta Musei Moraviae, Scientiae biologicae 100(2): 251–279.

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Solervicens, J. 2007. Cladistic analysis of species of Natalis Laporte (1836) and related genera Eunatalis Schenkling (1909), Metademius Schenkling (1899) and Eurymetomorphon Pic (1950) (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae) with redescription of a restored Clerinae genus. Zootaxa 1398: 1–14.

Webb, G.A. 2022. Plant hosts and potential larval food of Eunatalis ninae Gerstmeier & Eberle (Cleridae: Clerinae). General and Applied Entomology 50: 47-50.

Winkler, J.R. 1972. Cleridae (Coleoptera) of Australia: Eleale cuprea Mjöb., E. neboissi sp. n., E. balfourbrownei sp. n. Acta Entomologica Bohemoslovaca 69: 330–338.

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Excluded Taxa

Misidentifications

Balcus violaceus (Fabricius, 1789) [Schenkling's (1906) record of Balcus signatus Broun (a synonym of B. violaceus) from Australia is likely a misidentification of a specimen of Orthrius sepulcralis (Westwood).] — Schenkling, S. 1906. Die Cleriden des Deutschen Entomologischen National-Museums, nebst Beschreibungen neuer Arten. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1906: 241-320 [265]

Korynetes abdominalis (Fabricius, 1801) [Schenkling's (1906) Australian record of K. abdominalis is based on a misidentification of the Australian species Thallis janthina Erichson (Erotylidae: Erotylinae: Dacnini),] — Schenkling, S. 1906. Die Cleriden des Deutschen Entomologischen National-Museums, nebst Beschreibungen neuer Arten. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1906: 241-320 [319]

Tenerus batchianus Thomson, 1860 [Schenkling (1903, 1910) subsequent omission his own Australian record (Schenkling 1899) of Tenerus signiceps Kuwert (a synonym of T. batchianus) suggests it was erroneous, and possibly a misidentification of the similar-looking T. telephroides Pascoe.] — Schenkling, S. 1899. Indo-Australische Cleriden. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova 2a 20: 133–167 [165]; Schenkling, S. 1903. Coleoptera. Malacodermata. Fam. Cleridae. Genera Insectorum. Fascicule 13. Brussels : P. Wytsman 124 pp.; Schenkling, S. 1910. Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Pars 23. Cleridae 174 pp. [Date published 29 Nov. 1910]

Tenerus moorei Waterhouse, 1894 [Australia was given as part of the distribution of T. moorei without comment by Corporaal (1950) though the record is likely to be based on misidentification of T. telephroides Pascoe.] — Corporaal, J. B. 1950. Coleopterorum Catalogus Supplementa. Pars 23 (Editio secunda). Cleridae. s'-Gravenhage : W. Junk 373 pp. [Date published 22 Dec. 1950]

Other Excluded

Gastrocentrum dux (Westwood, 1853) [the Australian type locality is likely erroneous as G. dux is well documented in India, Sri Lanka, Laos, Thailand and Burma (Corporaal 1950, Mawdsley 1999, Gerstmeier 2005) while not a single Australian-collected specimen of Gastrocentrum is known (J.S. Bartlett unpublished).] — Corporaal, J. B. 1950. Coleopterorum Catalogus Supplementa. Pars 23 (Editio secunda). Cleridae. s'-Gravenhage : W. Junk 373 pp. [Date published 22 Dec. 1950]; Mawdsley, J.R. 1999. Review of the genus Gastrocentrum Gorham, 1876 (Coleoptera Cleridae Tillinae) with biological notes on species from Sri Lanka. Tropical Zoology 12: 267–272; Gerstmeier, R. 2005. A new species of Gastrocentrum Gorham, 1876, from Malaysia (Coleoptera: Cleridae, Tillinae). Entomologische Zeitschrift 115(2): 55–56

Korynetes coeruleus (De Geer, 1775) [The single type specimen of Corynetes unicolor Chevrolat (a synonym of K. coeruleus) represents the only Australian record. Either the type locality of 'Australie' is erroneous, or the specimen represents an isolated detection, as no other Australian-collected specimens are known. Corporaal's (1950) listing of K. coeruleus as cosmopolitan is inaccurate.] — Corporaal, J. B. 1950. Coleopterorum Catalogus Supplementa. Pars 23 (Editio secunda). Cleridae. s'-Gravenhage : W. Junk 373 pp. [Date published 22 Dec. 1950]

Monophylla terminata (Say, 1835) [The single type specimen of Elasmocerus picticollis Blackburn (a synonym of M. terminata) collected in Victoria likely represents an isolated detection of a non-established exotic species as no subsequent Australian-collected specimens are known.]

Necrobia violacea (Linnaeus, 1758) [Previous inclusion of Necrobia violacea in Australian faunal lists appears to be entirely based on it's erroneous listing as cosmopolitan in Corporaal's (1950) world catalogue. No Australian-collected specimens are known.] — Corporaal, J. B. 1950. Coleopterorum Catalogus Supplementa. Pars 23 (Editio secunda). Cleridae. s'-Gravenhage : W. Junk 373 pp. [Date published 22 Dec. 1950]

Opilo mollis (Linnaeus, 1758) [Previous inclusion of Opilo mollis in Australian faunal lists appears to be entirely based on it's erroneous listing as cosmopolitan in Corporaal's (1950) world catalogue. No Australian-collected specimens are known.] — Corporaal, J. B. 1950. Coleopterorum Catalogus Supplementa. Pars 23 (Editio secunda). Cleridae. s'-Gravenhage : W. Junk 373 pp. [Date published 22 Dec. 1950]

Solervicensia ovata (Spinola, 1849) [Solervicens' (2001) opinion that the Australian type locality of Labasiella duboulayi Pic (a synonym of Solervicensia ovata) is erroneous is likely correct as no Australian-collected specimens of this Chilean species are known.] — Solervicens, J.A. 2001. Revisión taxonómica del género Solervicensia Barr, 1979 (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Korynetinae). Acta Entomologica Chilena 25: 77 84

Thanasimus dubius (Fabricius, 1776) [Introduced to southern and eastern Australia for control of Ips grandicollis (Eichhoff) (Curculionidae: Scolytinae) during the 1980's though reportedly failed to establish (Morgan et al. 1991). No post-release specimens have been collected directly from the field.] — Morgan, F.D., Haskard, S. and Riggs, J. 1991. The biological control programme for Ips grandicollis (Eichhoff) in Australia. Adelaide : Standing Committee on Forestry, South Australian Woods and Forests Department pp.

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