This fifth and last volume of the series Coléoptères de Rhône-Alpes deals with the family of Elaterids or click beetles. The inventory contains more 17 000 records, and is the result of the assessment of 30 000 specimens contained in private and public collections made by numerous entomologists over mare than 150 years. The fauna of Rhône-Alpes comprises 167 species of Elaterids, of which five have not been seen for several decades. Each species is presented with a photograph (sometimes several in the case of variation), data on ecology and plant-hosts, as well as an annotated distribution map. The coverage indicates fairly high species diversity, with 70 % of the French fauna represented. This study marks a contemporary Baseline. It should be regarded as a working tool and should provoke further research in areas still poorly known or in targeted habitats to improve understanding of this group of polyphagous insects.