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Checklist of Family Ptiliidae Heer, 1843 (Feather-wing beetles)
for Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
396
3475
6536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
395
3474
6534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
380
3412
6411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
242
2730
5276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
63
681
1129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
59
630
1047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
8
156
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
6
126
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPtiliidae
Heer, 1843
Feather-wing beetles, Feather-winged beetles
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Trinidad and Tobago
5 Genera with 6 Species
Acrotrichis Motschulsky, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Bambara Vuillet, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Cissidium Motschulsky, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Micridium Motschulsky, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Ptenidium Erichson, 18451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad and Tobago
6 Species
Acrotrichis discoloroides Johnson, 1969Feather-winged beetle
Acrotrichis ochracea Britten, 1926
Bambara brunnea Britten, 1926
Bambara contorta Dybas, 1966
Cissidium steeli Darby, 2020
Micridium hilli Johnson, 1969

Subnodes of Ptiliidae with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago
SubfamilyAcrotrichinae
Reitter, 1909
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPtiliinae
Erichson, 1845
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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