Throscidae

Throscidae is a family of elateroid beetles found worldwide (except New Zealand) with around 150 species in 5 extant genera. The larvae are soil-dwelling, siphoning fluid from mycorrhizae attached to trees. The adults are short-lived, with the adult males being noted for a complex mating dance. Like some other elateroids, they are capable of clicking.Muona, Jyrki and Lawrence, John F.. "4.6. Throscidae Laporte, 1840". ''Volume 2 Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim)'', edited by Willy Kükenthal, Richard A.B. Leschen, Rolf G. Beutel and John F. Lawrence, Berlin, New York: De Gruyter, 2011, pp. 69-74.

Genera

* ''Aulonothroscus'' Horn, 1890
* '' Cryptophthalma'' Cobos, 1982
* ''Pactopus'' LeConte, 1868
* '' Potergus'' Bonvouloir, 1871
* ''Trixagus'' Kugelann, 1794

Fossil genera

* †'' Jaira'' Muona 1993 Baltic amber, Eocene
* †'' Potergosoma'' Kovalev and Kirejtshuk 2013 Lebanese amber, Early Cretaceous (Barremian)
* †'' Rhomboaspis'' Kovalev and Kirejtshuk 2013 Lebanese amber, Barremian
*†'' Trixagosoma'' Li et al., 2020 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
* †'' Tyrannothroscus'' Muona 2019 Baltic amber, Eocene
*†'' Captopus'' Li, Huang & Cai, 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
*†'' Electrothroscus'' Li, Huang & Cai, 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
*†'' Pseudopactopus'' Li, Huang & Cai, 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

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Elateroidea
Beetle families

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