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SUBFAMILIES =========== I OXYNOPTERINAE II PITYOBIINAE III PYROPHORINAE IV MELANACTINAE V HYPNOIDINAE VI DENTICOLLINAE VII ELATERINAE VIII APLASTINAE IX OESTODINAE X MELANOTINAE XI NEGASTRIINAE XII CARDIOPHORINAE LIST OF FAMILY-GROUP TAXA ========================= Adelocerini III Adrastini VII (Adrastites) VII Agriotini VII (Agrypnides) III Agrypnini III Alaites III Allotriites VI (Ampedinae) VII Ampedini VII Anischina VI (Anischinae) VI APLASTINAE VIII Aplastini VIII Aptopina XII Asaphites VI (Athoites) VI (Athoomorphinae) IX Athoomorphini IX Athouina VI Beliophorina VI (Campsosterninae) I Campsosternini I Campylides VI Campyloxenini III CARDIOPHORINAE XII Cardiophorini XII (Cardiophorites) XII Cardiorhinites VII Cavieoxumidae III (Chalcolepidiides) III Chalcolepidiini III Compsoplinthina III Conoderini III Corymbitites VI Crepidomenina VI (Crepidomenites) VI Cryptohypnites V (Ctenicerinae) VI Ctenicerini VI Denticollina VI DENTICOLLINAE VI (Denticollini) VI DenticoIIini VI Dicrepidiini VII (Dicrepidiites) VII Dicronychidae XII Dimina VI (Dimites) VI ELATERINAE VII Elaterini VII (Elaterites) VII Esthesopinae XII Eudactylites VI Euplinthina III Hapsodrilina III Heligmina III Heligmini III Hemicrepidiina VI (Hemicrepidiini) VI Hemiopsinae IX (Hemirhipides) III Hemirhipini III HYPNOIDINAE V (Hypnoidini) V Hypnoidini V Hypodesites VII Hypolithinae V Laconini III Lepturoidini VI Limoniina VI Ludiides VII Megapenthini VII (Melanactides) IV MELANACTINAE IV MELANOTINAE X (Melanotites) X Monocrepidiites III NEGASTRIINAE XI Nyctophyxina III Nyctorini XII Octocryptites III Odontonychini VII OESTODINAE IX (Oestodini) IX Oestodini IX (Oxynopterides) I OXYNOPTERINAE I Oxynopterini I (Pachyderinae) VI Pachyderini VI Pectocerini II Phyllophoridae III Physodactylina VI (Physodactylini) VI Physorhinini VII (Physorhinites) VII Piezophyllina III PITYOBIINAE II Pityobiini II Pleonomini VIII (Pomachiliites) VII Pomachiliini VII Prisahypini V Protagrypnini III Pseudomelanactini III Pyrophorina III PYROPHORINAE III (Pyrophorites) III Pyrophorini III (Rostricephalinae) II Rostricephalini II Semiotinae I Senodoniina VI (Senodoniinae) VI Sericosomina VII Sphaenelaterini IX Steatoderini VII Synaptina VII Taxognatini VI Tetralobina III Tetralobini III (Tetralobites) III Toxognathinae VI FAMILY-GROUP TAXA NOT INCLUDED IN THE ELATERIDAE ================================================ Drapetini (Throscidae), see IX Phyllocerinae (Eucnemidae), see IX Plastocerinae (Plastoceridae), see VIII