Eucnemidae

Eucnemidae
Temporal range: Tithonian–Recent
Dirrhagofarsus lewisi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Superfamily: Elateroidea
Family: Eucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Genera
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Synonyms
  • Phylloceridae Reitter, 1905
  • Melasidae Leach, 1817
  • Perothopidae Lacordaire, 1857

Eucnemidae, or false click beetles, are a family of elateroid beetles including about 1700 species distributed worldwide.