Ptiliinae
Ptiliinae | |
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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 generally 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
Tribe Ptiliini
- Actinopteryx
- Baeocrara
- Micridium
- Microptilium
- Ptenidium
- Pteryx
- Ptiliodes
- Ptiliola
- Ptiliolum
- Ptinella
Tribe Nanosellini
Categories:
- Ptiliidae
- Beetle subfamilies
- Staphylinoidea stubs