A list of the Swiss Cerophytidae. Elateridae. Eucnemidae and Throscidae is presented with some annotations. The work is based on the identification of specimens from museums and private collections by the authors and several European specialists. One species of Cerophytidae, 152 Elateridae, 15 Eucnemidae and 8 Throscidae are recorded from Switzerland. For all species the synonymy used in the Swiss literature is provided. Forty-three species (37 Elateridae, 3 Eucnemidae and 3 Throscidae) are recorded as doubtful and listed separately. These species are considered to be insufficiently documented for inclusion in the Swiss checklist, being either only cited from literature without verifiable specimens, or known from very imprecisely labeled specimens, or from specimens coming from problematic collections (unlikely localities). Finally, some species believed to be potentially present in Switzerland are mentioned as well as the patrimonial species.

Keywords: Cerophytidae, Elateridae, Eucnemidae, Throscidae, checklist, Switzerland, faunistics