-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Beetles (Order Coleoptera​​)

-​Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles (Suborder Polyphaga)

-​Cucujiform Beetles (Infraorder Cucujiformia)

-Bark-gnawing, Checkered, and Soft-winged Flower Beetles (Superfamily Cleroidea)

-Checkered Beetles (Family Cleridae)

-Subfamily Clerinae

Clerinae is a subfamily of beetles within the family Cleridae, commonly known as checkered beetles. Adult beetles are primarily predatory, feeding on other insects, particularly wood-boring beetles and larvae. They have specialized mouthparts adapted for capturing and consuming prey. Some species may also feed on plant materials.