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Elateriformia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Elateriformia

Higher classification
  
Polyphaga

Order
  
Beetle

Suborder
  
Polyphaga

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Infraorder

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Lower classifications
  
Elateroidea, Click beetle, Buprestidae, Firefly, Soldier beetle

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.

The infraorder consists of five superfamilies :

  • Buprestoidea — the metallic wood-boring beetles
  • Byrrhoidea — families including long-toed water beetles, moss beetles and mud-loving beetles
  • Dascilloidea
  • Elateroidea — including the click beetles and soldier beetles
  • Scirtoidea

    • References

    Elateriformia Wikipedia
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