Lycidae

The Lycidae are a family in the beetle order Coleoptera, members of which are commonly called net-winged beetles. These beetles are cosmopolitan, being found in Nearctic, Palearctic, Neotropical, Afrotropical, Oriental, and Australian ecoregions.

Lycidae
Temporal range:
Porrostoma rhipidium
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Superfamily: Elateroidea
Family: Lycidae
Laporte, 1836
Subfamilies
  • Ateliinae Kleine, 1929
  • Calochrominae Lacordaire, 1857
  • Erotinae LeConte, 1881
  • Leptolycinae Leng & Mutchler, 1922
  • Libnetinae Bocák & Bocáková, 1990
  • Lycinae Laporte de Castelnau, 1836
  • Lyropaeinae Bocák & Bocáková, 1989
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