Insecta - Coleoptera - Elateridae
PaleoDB taxon number: 70111
Full reference: W. E. Leach. 1815. Entomology. The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia 9:57-172
Parent taxon: Elateridae according to P. Bouchard et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Acmaeodera burmitina, Adocetus, Agrypninae, Anchastus, Anepismus, Babuskaya, Biadelater, Bilineariselater, Cardiophorinae, Cardiosyne, Cebrioninae, Cretoelaterium, Cryptagriotes, Cryptocoelus, Curtelater, Dendrometrinae, Elater maculatus, Elateridium, Elaterina, Elaterites, Elaterites, Elaterium, Eopyrophorus, Epiphanis, Fengningia, Gemelina, Hemiopinae, Horistonotus, Idolus, Ischnodes, Lissominae, Ludiophanes, Melanactes, Micrelaterium, Mimelater, Negastriinae, Omalisinae, Ovivagina, Oxygonus, Oxynopterinae, Paralithomerus, Paranomus, Physodactylinae, Pityobiinae, Plastocerinae, Protagrypninae, Semiotus, Silicernius, Spheniscosomus, Stenelytron, Tetralobinae, Tetraraphes, Thylacosterninae, Turonelater
Subtaxa: Agriotini, Ampedini, Diaraphes, Elaterini, Elatron, Holopleurus, Megapenthini, Melanotini, Orthoraphes, Synaptini
Type: Elater
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