Insecta - Coleoptera - Elateridae
Full reference: A. V. Alexeev. 2008. New Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) and Similar Beetles from the Cretaceous and Early Paleogene of Asia. Paleontological Journal 42:53-59
Parent taxon: Elateridae according to A. V. Alexeev 2008
Sister taxa: Agriotes, Agrypninae, Anepismus, Athoinae, Biadelater, Cardiophorinae, Cardiosyne, Cebrioninae, Corymbites, Cryptocoelus, Cryptohypnus, Dendrometrinae, Denticollinae, Diminae, Dysarestus, Elater, Elateridium, Elaterina, Elaterinae, Elaterites, Elaterites, Elaterium, Eopyrophorus, Epiphanis, Gemelina, Glyphonyx, Hemiopinae, Hypnomorphini, Ischnodes, Lissominae, Melanactes, Micrelaterium, Mimelater, Negastriinae, Ovivagina, Oxygonus, Oxynopterinae, Paralithomerus, Physodactylinae, Pityobiinae, Protagrypninae, Semiotus, Stenelytron, Tetralobinae, Thylacosterninae, Turonelater
Subtaxa: Cretoelaterium kazanovense
Type: Cretoelaterium kazanovense
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