Superfamily

Elateroidea (Click, firefly, and soldier beetles)

Pterotus obscuripennis. Photo: (c) dlbowls, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
        Suborder: Polyphaga (Water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf, and snout beetles)
        Infraorder: Elateriformia (Elateriform beetles)
        Superfamily: Elateroidea (Click, firefly, and soldier beetles)
        Family: Lampyridae (Fireflies) (3)
        Family: Lycidae (Net-winged beetles) (2)
        Family: Elateridae (Click beetles) (8)
        Family: Cantharidae (Soldier beetles) (3)
        Family: Omethidae (False soldier beetles and false fireflies) (1)
        Family: Phengodidae (Glowworm beetles) (1)

Subtaxa

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)

Where in Humboldt

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