Cleroidea
Sign in to savethumb|Anthocomus rufus ([[Melyridae)]] thumb|Airora cylindrica ([[Trogossitidae)]] Cleroidea is a small superfamily of beetles containing over 10,000 species. Most of the members of the group are somewhat slender, often with fairly soft, flexible elytra, and typically hairy or scaly.
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thumb|Anthocomus rufus ([[Melyridae)]] thumb|Airora cylindrica ([[Trogossitidae)]] Cleroidea is a small superfamily of beetles containing over 10,000 species. Most of the members of the group are somewhat slender, often with fairly soft, flexible elytra, and typically hairy or scaly.
== Description == Cleroidea is defined by the following features: adult and larva with mandibular mola absent, larva with basal mandibular process (lacinia mobilis) present), and mala with a pedunculate seta present.