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 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

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