Infraorder

Elateriformia (Elateriform beetles)

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Elateriformia is an infraorder of polyphagan beetles. The two largest families in this group are buprestids, of which there are around 15,000 described species, and click beetles, of which there are around 10,000 described species.

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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: Byrrhoidea (Pill, water and toe-winged beetles) (2)
        Superfamily: Elateroidea (Click, firefly, and soldier beetles) (18)
        Superfamily: Buprestoidea (8)
        Superfamily: Dascilloidea (1)

Subtaxa

Superfamily: Byrrhoidea (Pill, water and toe-winged beetles)

Superfamily: Elateroidea (Click, firefly, and soldier beetles)

Superfamily: Buprestoidea

Superfamily: Dascilloidea

Infraorder

Elateriformia (Elateriform beetles)

Subtaxa

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