Insecta - Coleoptera - Elateridae
Parent taxon: Elateridae according to M. Motyka et al. 2026
See also Barsevskis 2005, Bouchard et al. 2011, Cai et al. 2022, Dolin 1976, Dolin 1980, Kundrata et al. 2020, Kundrata et al. 2021 and Lawrence and Newton 1995
Sister taxa: Acmaeodera burmitina, Adocetus, Agrypninae, Artinama, Bilineariselater, Cardiophorinae, Cretocardiophorus, Cretoelaterium, Cryptagriotes, Cryptocoelus, Dendrometrinae, Elater maculatus, Elateridium, Elaterinae, Elaterites, Elaterium, Gripecolous, Hemiopinae, Hypnoidinae, Lissominae, Ludiophanes, Mercata, Mionelater, Omalisinae, Ovivagina, Paralithomerus, Physodactylinae, Pityobiinae, Protagrypninae, Protelaterinae, Protocardiophorus, Pseudocardiophorites, Silicernius, Sinoelaterium, Spheniscosomus, Subprotelaterinae, Tetralobinae, Tetraraphes, Turonelater
Subtaxa: Ganestrius Negastriini Paradonus Protoquasimus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: Wisconsin collection)
• Eocene of United States (1: Colorado)
• Jurassic of Kazakhstan (1)
Total: 3 collections including 6 occurrences