Ptiliidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Staphylinoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Staphylinoidea

Familia: Ptiliidae
Subfamiliae: Acrotrichinae – Cephaloplectinae – Nossidiinae – Ptiliinae

Overview of genera (98)

Acrotrichis – Actidium – Actinopteryx – Africoptilium – Astatopteryx – Babrama – Baeocrara – Bambara – Baranowskiella – Bicavella – Cephaloplectus – Chaska – Championella – Chirostirca – Cissidium – Cochliarion – Cylindrosella – Cylindroselloides – Dacrysoma – Dipentium – Discheramocephalus – Dybasina – Erro – Etronia – Eulimulodes – Euryptilium – Fenestellidium – Fijisella – Fijiselloides – Garicaphila – Gomyella – Greensladella – Hydnosella – Isolumpia – Kimoda – Kuschelidium – Leaduadicus – Leptinla – Limulodes – Limulopteryx – Limulosella – Malkinella – Micridina – Micridium – Microptilium – Microtrichis – Mikado – Millidium – Motschulskium – Myrmicotrichis – Nanosella – Nellosana – Nellosanoides – Neotrichopteryx – Nepalumpia – Nephanes – Nossidium – Notoptenidium – Oligella – Paralimulodes – Paratuposa – Petrotrichis – Phililumpia – Phytotelmatrichis – Porophila – Primorskiella – Ptenidium – Ptenidotonium – Pterycodes – Pteryx – Ptiliodes – Ptiliola – Ptiliolum – Ptiliopycna – Ptilium – Ptinella – Ptinellodes – Pycnopteryx – Rioneta – Rodwayia – Scydosella – Scydoselloides – Seminis – Sikhotelumpia – Sindosium – Skidmorella – Smicrus – Storicricha – Suterina – Tasmangarica – Throscidium – Throscoptilium – Throscoptiloides – Throscosana – Urotriainus – Ussurilumpia – Vitusella – Xenopteryx

Name

Ptiliidae Erichson, 1845

Type genus: Ptilium Gyllenhal, 1827

Synonyms

Trichopterygidae Erichson, 1845
- Type genus: Trichopteryx Kirby in Kirby & Spence, 1826 [=Acrotrichis Motschulsky, 1848]

References

Biström, O. & Silfverberg, H. 1979. The type species of the European genera of Ptiliidae (Coleoptera). Annales Entomologici Fennici 45(1): 12–15. Google books (snippet view) Reference page.
Bouchard, P., Bousquet, Y., Davies, A.E., Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A., Lawrence, J.F., Lyal, C.H.C., Newton, A.F., Reid, C.A.M., Schmitt, M., Ślipiński, S.A. & Smith, A.B.T. 2011. Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta). ZooKeys 88: 1–972. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.88.807 . PMC: 3088472 . Reference page. [correct authority as Erichson, 1845, not Heer, 1843]
Csiki, E. 1911: Hydroscaphidae, Ptiliidae. Coleopterorum catalogus, 32: 1–61.
Darby, M.D. 2016. New species and records of Costa Rican featherwing beetles (Coleoptera:Ptiliidae). Zootaxa 4184(1): 41–51. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.2. Reference page.
Darby, M.D. 2017a. Erro gen. n. a new genus of featherwing beetles (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae) from Angola and Madagascar. Zootaxa 4299(1): 137–140. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4299.1.10. Reference page.
Grebennikov, V.V. & Beutel, R.G. 2002. Morphology of the minute larva of Ptinella tenella, with special reference to effects of miniaturisation and the systematic position of Ptiliidae (Coleoptera: Staphylinoidea). Arthropod Structure & Development 31: 157–172. DOI: 10.1016/S1467-8039(02)00022-1 PDF
Hall, W.E. 2005. 11.2 Ptiliidae Erichson, 1845. Pp. 251–261 in: Beutel, R.G. & Leschen, R.A.B. (volume eds.), Coleoptera, beetles. Volume 1: Morphology and systematics (Archostemata, Adephaga, Myxophaga, Polyphaga partim). In: Kristensen, N.P. & Beutel, R.G. (eds.) Handbook of zoology. A natural history of the phyla of the animal kingdom. Volume IV. Arthropoda: Insecta. Part 38. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 3-11-017130-9. DOI for chapter 11: DOI: 10.1515/9783110904550.223 Reference page.
Löbl, I. & Löbl, D. 2015. Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 2. Hydrophiloidea – Staphylinoidea. Revised and Updated Edition. (2 vols.) Brill, Leiden; Boston. 1736 pp. DOI: 10.1163/9789004296855 . ISBN 978-90-04-28992-5. Google Books. Reference page. [See p. 162]
Majka, C.G. & Sörensson, M. 2007. Ptiliidae of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera): new records and bionomic notes. Zootaxa 1423: 27–38. Abstract & excerpt ResearchGate Reference page.
Polilov, A.A. 2008. An introduction to the Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) of Primorskiy region with descriptions of three new genera, new and little known species. Russian Entomological Journal 17: 149–176. [in Russian, with English summary] PDF
Shockley, F.W. & Greenwalt, D. 2013. Ptenidium kishenehnicum (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae), a new fossil described from the Kishenehn oil shales, with a checklist of previously known fossil ptiliids. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 115(2): 173-181. DOI: 10.4289/0013-8797.115.2.173 Reference page.
Vorst, O. 2007: Notes on Dutch Ptiliidae (Coleoptera). Nederlandse Faunistische Mededelingen 27: 71-84. abstract and full article (PDF) Reference page.

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Vernacular names

čeština: Pírníkovití
Deutsch: Zwergkäfer
English: Feather-wing Beetles
français: Ptilie
lietuvių: Plunksnasparniai
Nederlands: Veervleugelkevers
norsk: Fjærvingebiller
polski: Piórkoskrzydłe
русский: Перокрылки

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