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Cantharoid beetles

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The Cantharoid beetles are a deprecated non-monophyletic taxonomic grouping (formerly superfamily Cantharoidea^[2]), whose former members are now mostly within the currently accepted superfamily Elateroidea, and some (the former families Drilidae and Omalisidae) are now within Elateridae. One former family, Cneoglossidae, is now in the superfamily Byrrhoidea.

Families

Lampyridae – firefly beetles
Rhagophthalmidae – Asian starworms
Phengodidae LeConte 1861 – glowworm beetles
Brachypsectridae Leconte & Horn, 1883 – Texas beetles
Lycidae – net-winged beetles
Omethidae LeConte, 1861 – false firefly beetles (including Telegeusidae)
Cantharidae – soldier beetles (including Chauliognathidae)

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References

^ Cirrus Digital Firefly Photuris lucicrescens
^ Crowson, R.A. (1972). "A review of the classification of Cantharoidea (Coleoptera), with the definition of two new families, Cneoglossidae and Omethidae". Revista Univ Madr. 21: 35–77.
^ Sybil P. Parker (1982). Synopsis and classification of living organisms. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-079031-5.

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Cantharoid beetles: Brief Summary

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The Cantharoid beetles are a deprecated non-monophyletic taxonomic grouping (formerly superfamily Cantharoidea), whose former members are now mostly within the currently accepted superfamily Elateroidea, and some (the former families Drilidae and Omalisidae) are now within Elateridae. One former family, Cneoglossidae, is now in the superfamily Byrrhoidea.

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