Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Phylum Arthropoda Siebold, 1848 - arthropods
     Subphylum Hexapoda Latreille, 1825 see Epiclass Hexapoda Latreille, 1825
       Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 - insects
         Order Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 - beetles
           Suborder Polyphaga Emery, 1886
             Series Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
               Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815
                 Family Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 (1815) - soldier beetles