Thanerocleridae is a family of beetles belonging to the superfamily Cleroidea. It was formerly considered a subfamily of Cleridae, but was recently elevated to the rank of family. The family has 36 living species in 10 genera, which are found globally, mostly in low-latitude tropical regions, though the genus Zenodosus is found in temperate North America. Thaneroclerid species are likely all predatory both in adult and larval stages. They target small fungus and wood associated beetles, and are generally found in places where such beetles are likely to be found, typically tree associated habitats such as under bark, though some species occur in other locations such as termite nests.
Taxonomy
Thaneroclerinae Chapin, 1924
Cleridopsis Champion, 1913
Compactoclerus Pic, 1939
Cyrtinoclerus Chapin, 1924
Isoclerus Lewis, 1892
Meprinogenus Kolibáč, 1992
Neoclerus Lewis, 1892
Onerunka Kolibáč
Thaneroclerus Lefebvre, 1838
Viticlerus Miyatake
Zenodosinae Kolibáč, 1992
Zenodosus Wolcott, 1910
†Archaeozenodosus Yu & Kolibac, 2017 Burmese amber, Myanmar Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) †Cretozenodosus Cai & Huang, 2018 Burmese amber, Myanmar Cenomanian †Mesozenodosus Tihelka et al., 2020 Charentese amber, France, Cenomanian †Thanerosus Peris & Kolibáč, 2022 Burmese amber, Myanmar Cenomanian