Ptiliinae

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.

Ptiliinae
Ptenidium pusillum from Die Käfer des Deutschen Reiches vol. 2 (1908)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Ptiliidae
Subfamily:	Ptiliinae Erichson, 1845
Tribes
Nanosellini Ptiliini

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

• 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
• Nelloptodes
• 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

See also

• Smallest organisms