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.

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