Throscidae
Throscidae is a family of elateroid beetles found worldwide 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.
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
- †Rhomboaspis Kovalev and Kirejtshuk 2013 Lebanese amber, Barremian
- †Trixagosoma Li et al., 2020 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Late Cretaceous
- †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