Elateroidea (Click, firefly, and soldier beetles)

HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2026/mar/15/#incident-1147086">Animal Problem &#8212; KNEELAND RD 6:45 p.m.
APD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/arcata/2026/mar/15/#incident-1147077">ANIMAL DETAIL &#8212; 1700 block of JESSICA CT 6:43 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/mar/15/#incident-1147079">DISTURBANCE &#8212; 1700 block of FOURTH ST 6:41 p.m.
FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2026/mar/15/#incident-1147084">UNWANTED SUBJECT &#8212; ALAMAR WAY 6:40 p.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2026/mar/15/#incident-1147081">Disturbance General &#8212; 1500 block of ANNA SPARKS WAY 6:32 p.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2026/mar/15/#incident-1147082">Shots Heard &#8212; D AVE 6:14 p.m.
QUAKES: EARTHQUAKE! 3.3M Earthquake 12 Kilometers Southwest of Rio Dell 5:52 p.m.

Campylomorphus serricornis. Photo: (c) corndog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The Elateroidea are a large superfamily of beetles. It contains the familiar click beetles, fireflies, and soldier beetles and their relatives.

Family: Lampyridae (Fireflies)

Family: Lycidae (Net-winged beetles)

Family: Elateridae (Click beetles)

Family: Cantharidae (Soldier beetles)

Family: Omethidae (False soldier beetles and false fireflies)

Family: Phengodidae (Glowworm beetles)