Ptilodactylidae
Ptilodactylidae is a family of beetles belonging to the Elateriformia. There around 500 extant species in 35 genera. They are generally associated with riparian and aquatic habitats. The larvae generally live associated with rotting wood or vegetation, or within gravel and detritus on the edge of water bodies. The larvae of some species feed on submerged rotting wood or on plant roots, while the adults of some species are known to feed on fungus with modified brush-like maxillae.
Genera
Subfamily Anchytarsinae Champion, 1897Anchycteis Horn, 1880Anchytarsus Guérin-Méneville, 1843Epilichas White, 1859Pseudoepilichas Armstrong & Nakane, 1956- †Electrolichas Alekseev & Jäch 2016 Baltic amber, Eocene
Subfamily Araeopidiinae Lawrence, 1991Araeopidius Cockerell, 1906
Subfamily Byrrocryptinae Lawrence et al., 2024Byrrocryptus Broun, 1893
Subfamily Cladotominae Pic, 1914Austrolichus Lawrence & Stribling, 1992Cladotoma Westwood, 1837Drupeus Lewis, 1895Hovactyla Fairmaire, 1901Paralichus White, 1859Pseudocladotoma Pic, 1918
Subfamily Ptilodactylinae Laporte, 1836Chelonariomorphus Pic, 1916Daemon Laporte, 1836Falsotherius Pic, 1913Lachnodactyla Champion, 1897Microdrupeus Nakane, 1993Pherocladus Fairmaire, 1881Podabrocephalus Pic, 1913Ptilodactyla Illiger, 1807Stirophora Champion, 1897
Subfamily UnplacedAphebodactyla Chatzimanolis, Cashion, Engel, & Falin, 2012Falsoptilodactyla Pic, 1958Ptilodactyloides Motschulsky, 1856Therius Guérin-Méneville, 1849Valoka Deleve, 1872
- †Aphebodactyla Chatzimanolis et al. 2012 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
- †Ptilodactyloides Motschulsky 1856 Baltic amber, Eocene