ELATEROIDEA Leach, 1815
(a superfamily of beetles)

ELATEROIDEA (a superfamily of beetles) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

ELATEROIDEA (a superfamily of beetles) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
CANTHARIDAE
soldier beetles
Family 7 subtaxa 17 references
DRILIDAE
a family of beetles
Family 3 references
ELATERIDAE
click beetles
Family 29 subtaxa 55 trophisms 9 references
EUCNEMIDAE
false click beetles
Family 4 subtaxa 5 trophisms 3 references
LAMPYRIDAE
glowworms
Family 2 subtaxa 10 references
LYCIDAE
net-winged beetles
Family 3 references
THROSCIDAE
small false click beetles
Family 2 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SuperfamilyELATEROIDEA (a superfamily of beetles)
Series Elateriformia (click beetles and relatives)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ELATEROIDEA (a superfamily of beetles)

ELATEROIDEA (a superfamily of beetles) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to ELATEROIDEA (a superfamily of beetles):

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