Synonyms: Eleuterata Fabricius 1775, Eleutherata Fabricius 1775
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Coleopterida according to M. S. Engel 2022
See also Beutel et al. 2011, Bode 1953, Carpenter 1992, Clapham 2023, Cockerell 1921, Drury 1770, Fabricius 1775, Fabricius 1798, Forster 1771, Geoffroy 1762, Geyer and Kleber 1987, Goeze 1777, Illiger 1798, Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence 2004, Latreille 1796, Lawrence and Newton 1995, Linnaeus 1758, Linnaeus 1761, Linnaeus 1767, Misof et al. 2014, Müller 1764, Müller 1776, Peters et al. 2014, Schaeffer 1766, Schreber 1759, Scopoli 1763, Shoshani et al. 1989, Strøm 1768 and Zhang 1989
Sister taxa: Skleroptera, Strepsiptera
Subtaxa: Acmaeodera perreaui Adelidium Adikia Adynasia Allognosis Allopliosilpha Alphacoleoptera Anancaeon Anapiptus Ancylocheira liasina Anepismus Angelinella Anhuistoma Anhydrophilus Anomerus Anypostatus Apheloodes Apicasia Apioderes Apiopyrenides Apistotes Apsychus Aptilotitus Archosyne Auchenophorites Babuskaya Bareus Bathygerus Bellingera Bellingeropsis Biadelater Blaptoides Bothroptera Brachylaimon Brachytrachelites Brevispinnatus Brochocoleus indibili Brodiola Bucklandula Buprestium Campopsis Carabicina Carabiques Carabocera Cardioides Cardiosyne Cebrionates Cerylonopsis Chimaerocoleites Chlaeniopsis Chrysomelidium Chrysomelinae Chrysomelophana Cicindeletae Cistela Cistelites Clathropenna Clerii Clinomerus Coccinellophana Coleopterites Coleopteron Coleopteron depressus Coleopteron interpunctatus Coleopteron laevigatus Coleopteron scabriusculus Colymbetopsis Coprophagi Cretaceites Cretofalselaterium Cretogermen Cretohelophorus Criocerina pristina Critoderma Cryptauchenia Curculidium Curculionites liasinus Curculiopsidae Curculium Cydnopsis nigromembranacea Cyphospheron Darbiopelta Diachoristes Diaperialae Diaperidium Diatarastus Diatrypamene Dicyphelus Diphymation Diplocelides Diplothece Doggeria Dysarestus Ecthlimma Elateridopsidae Elateridopsis Elaterina Elytrulum Enamma Entomocantharus Entomophagi Eocoleopteron Eodromeus viriosus Episcepes Epomenus Erotilenae Erotylites Etheridgea Euchroma arvernica Eucoleoptera Eurynotellus Eurysphinctus Eusarcantarus Explansimarginis Fengningia Flichea Fuscicupes Gastrodelus Gastroratus Gemelina Glaphoptera Glaphyropterites Glaphyropterula Grahamelytron Grasselites Gurvanocoleus Gyrinites Gyrinulopsis Halticophana Harpalidium Heeriaopsis Helophoropsis Helophorus exilis Helophorus magnus Helopidium Helopii Helopium Helops atticus Hubeicoleus Hydrobius godeti Hydrobius obsoletus Hydrocanthares Hydroicetes Hydrophilites Hydrophilus stenopterus Hydroporopsis Hydrous ebeninus Hylesinus lineatus Hyperomima Ipidae Isomira aurora Kamaroma Katapiptus Keleusticus Kibdelia Kryptophagus Laimocenos Lamiites Lamiophanes Laodiscis Latridiites Leioodes Leptomites Leptopodocoleidae Leptosolenophorus Longimaxilla Loxocamarotus Macrogastri Macrotrachelites Malacodermi Malacodermidae Masselytron Megacentrus Megachorites Megopis lineolatus Melanophilites Melanophilopsis Menephiloides Mesocoleoptera Mesoncus Mesorhynchophora Mesotricupes Mesotylites Metanastes Metaxycoleoptera Micrelaterium Microcoleopteron Microentomus Mimelater Nannoodes Nebrioides Necrophagi Necticus minutus Nitidulariae Nubili Omogongylus Onkedodimus Onthophagus luteus Ooidellus Ooperiglyptus Ooperioristus Oropseini Oxycephalites Oxytoroptera Pachycoleon Pachypleurites Paklapwania Palaeotrachys Palaeotylinae Pallax Palpatores Pantodapus Parabuprestium Paracurculium Paragrilium Paragyrinus Parasilphites Parnidium Parnosoma Pedinosoma Peltocoleops Periboloptera Peridosoma Petalocupes Petrorophus Phaulogyrinus Pholipheron Phytoplesion Pimeliodes Plastobuprestites Plastonebria Platyprosopi Pleuralocista Polypamon Praedodromeus Prionophana Prochrysomela Proheuristes Prophasis Prosthecogmus Prosthenostictus Protocoleoptera Protocuneus Prototoma Pseudobuprestites Pseudocarabites Pseudocurculionites Pseudocymindis Pseudocyphon Pseudoelateropsis Pseudohydrophilites Pseudoprionites Pseudotelephorus Pseudotenebrio Pseudus Rhomaleus Rhynchophori Saperda valdensis Saprophagi Scalopoides Semiglobus Sideriosemion Silphidium Sitonites Smodicoptera Sojanocoleidae Sphaericites Staphyliniae Stenelytron Sternoxi Stictulus Strongylites Strullendorfia Tachypus Telephorium Tenebrionites Tetillopsis Tetragonides Thurmannia Toksunius Tolype Triadocoleopteron Trialarva Trichelepturgetes Tridigitati Tripsalis Trixagites Trochiscites Trochmalus Trogossitarii Trypocoleus Tshekardocoleidae Tychon Ulomites Velenovskya Versicolores Wollastonia Xenogyrinus Xinbinia Xylophagi Xylotupia Yanqingia Zacoleoptera Zetemenos
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