Ptiliinae

Taxobox
name = Ptiliinae


image_width = 200px
image_caption = "Ptenidium pusillum" from "Die Käfer des Deutschen Reiches" vol. 2 (1908)
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Hexapoda
classis = Insecta
subclassis = Pterygota
infraclassis = Neoptera
superordo = Endopterygota
ordo = Coleoptera
subordo = Polyphaga
infraordo = Staphyliniformia
superfamilia = Staphylinoidea
familia = Ptiliidae
subfamilia = Ptiliinae
subfamilia_authority = Erichson 1845
subdivision_ranks = Tribea
Nanosellini

Ptiliini

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.

elected genera

Tribe Ptiliini
* "Achosia"
* "Actidium"
* "Actinopteryx"
* "Africoptilium"
* "Astatopteryx"
* "Bambara"
* "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"
* "Ptiliodes"
* "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"