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.

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