Anthicidae

Legs and antennae are slender, heightening the ant-like appearance, and the body is sparsely covered with small hairs, called setae.

Adult beetles are omnivorous, being known to consume small arthropods, pollen, fungi, and whatever else they can find.

Some species are of interest as biological control agents, as they can eat the eggs or larvae of pests.

Larvae are either omnivorous, predators, or fungus-eaters; the young of one species of Notoxus have been observed boring into sweet potato tubers.

The earliest known members of the family are from the Early Cretaceous (Barremian) aged Lebanese amber, including Camelomorpha of the subfamily Macratriinae.

Profile of an anthicid
Members of the genus Anthelephila are ant-like in superficial appearance.