Insecta - Coleoptera - Elateridae
Full reference: R. G. Martins-Neto and O. F. Gallego. 2006. Taxonomy; The Triassic insect fauna from Argentina. Coleoptera from the Los Rastros Formation (Bermejo Basin), La Rioja Province. Ameghiniana 43(3):1-20
Parent taxon: Elateridae according to R. G. Martins-Neto and O. F. Gallego 2006
Sister taxa: Agriotes, Agrypninae, Anepismus, Athoinae, Biadelater, Cardiophorinae, Cebrioninae, Corymbites, Cretoelaterium, 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: Cardiosyne elegans, Cardiosyne obesa
Type: Cardiosyne obesa
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