Parent taxon: Metacoleoptera according to B. E. Boudinot et al. 2022
See also Bouchard et al. 2011, Cai et al. 2022, Carpenter 1992, Crowson 1981 and Lawrence and Newton 1995
Sister taxa: Ademosynidae, Adephaga, Archostemata, Asiocoleidae, Myxophaga, Peltosynidae, Ponomarenkiumidae, Taldycupedidae, Triadocupedidae
Subtaxa: Agyrtes primoticus Angarolarva Bostrichiformia Bostrychiformia Clambiformia Cryptophagites Cucujiformia Derodontiformia Elateriformia Elmadulescens Escheria crassipunctata Escheria dimidiata Escheria punctulata Eucinetiformia Jingxidiscus Jurodidae Larvula Lasiosynidae Limnius perrini Malachius vertummni Melanocantharis Mesosperchus notatus Mormolucoides Nosodendriformia Plastelater Polysitum Potamophilites Protopassalini Protopassalus Ranis Rhinorhipiformia Rhysopsalis Scirtiformia Sphaerocantharis Staphyliniformia Syntomopterus Tomocoleites Troglops punctatissima
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