Ptiliinae

Ptiliinae
Ptenidium pusillum from Die Käfer des Deutschen Reiches vol. 2 (1908)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Ptiliidae
Subfamily: Ptiliinae
Erichson 1845

Ptiliinae is the largest subfamily of feather-winged beetles (family Ptilidae). About 80% of the described genera of these very tiny beetles are contained herein; however, many more genera and species await description.

Like all members of their family, they are usually found in rotting organic material in a wide range of habitats. The clutch genenerally contains only a single egg, which is very large in comparison to the adult female, sometimes half as long as the beetle itself.

Selected genera

Tribe Discheramocephalini
  • Discheramocephalus

Tribe Ptiliini

  • Achosia
  • Actidium
  • Actinopteryx
  • Africoptilium
  • Astatopteryx
  • Bambara
  • Baeocrara
  • Championella
  • Cissidium
  • Cnemadoxia
  • Cochliarion
  • Dipentium
  • Etronia
  • Euryptilium
  • Gomyella
  • Kimoda
  • Kuschelidium
  • Leaduadicus
  • Leptinla
  • Malkinella
  • Micridina
  • Micridium
  • Microptilium
  • Millidium
  • Motschulskium
  • Myrmicotrichis
  • Neotrichopteryx
  • Nossidium
  • Notoptenidium
  • Oligella
  • Ptenidium
  • Ptenidotonium
  • Pterycodes
  • Pteryx
  • Ptiliola
  • Ptiliolum
  • Ptilium
  • Ptinella
  • Ptinellodes
  • Rioneta
  • Skidmorella

Tribe Nanosellini

  • Baranowskiella
  • Cylindrosella
  • Cylindroselloides
  • Fijiselloides
  • Garicaphila
  • Hydnosella
  • Isolumpia
  • Limulosella
  • Mikado
  • Nanosella
  • Nellosana
  • Nellosanoides
  • Nepalumpia
  • Paratuposa
  • Phililumpia
  • Porophila
  • Scydosella
  • Scydoselloides
  • Suterina
  • Tasmangarica
  • Throscidium
  • Throscoptilium
  • Throscoptiloides
  • Throscosana
  • Vitusella
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