The Malachiidae are sometimes considered to be a subfamily of the Melyridae. There are 15 species of soft-winged beetles in Britain. While the larvae are exclusively predatory, the adults live mainly on a diet of nectar and pollen, although they do sometimes eat other flower-visiting insects.
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