Classificatie
Animalia [koninkrijk]Arthropoda [superfylum]
Mandibulata [fylum]
Hexapoda [superklasse]
Insecta [klasse]
Pterygota [onderklasse]
Coleoptera [orde]
Polyphaga [onderorde]
Elateriformia [infraorde]
Elateroidea [onderklasse]
Superfamilia Elateroidea heeft de volgende onderliggende taxa:
Cantharidae [familie]
Drilidae [familie]
Elateridae [familie]
Lampyridae [familie]
Lycidae [familie]