Species

Thanasimus formicarius (European red-bellied clerid)

Thanasimus formicarius. Photo: (c) Jürgen Mangelsdorf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

The ant beetle (Thanasimus formicarius), also known as the European red-bellied clerid, is a medium size insect, rather soft-bodied, with strong mandibles that can tear between the hard sclerotized integument of bark beetles. Larvae and adults are common predators of bark beetles in Europe.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
        Suborder: Polyphaga (Water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf, and snout beetles)
        Infraorder: Cucujiformia (Cucujiform beetles)
        Superfamily: Cleroidea (Bark-gnawing, checkered, and soft-winged flower beetles)
        Family: Cleridae (Checkered beetles)
        Subfamily: Clerinae
        Genus: Thanasimus
        Species: Thanasimus formicarius (European red-bellied clerid)

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