Subfamily Dryophilinae Gistel 1848 (spider beetle)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Ptinidae
Alternative spellings: Dryophilidae, Dryophylinae
Full reference: J. Gistel. 1848. Faunula monacensis cantharologica. Isis von Oken
Parent taxon: Ptinidae according to J. Háva and P. Zahradník 2026
See also Alekseev 2014, Bouchard et al. 2011, Cai et al. 2022, Lawrence and Newton 1995 and Molino-Olmedo 2024
Sister taxa: Alvarenganiellinae, Anobiinae, Dorcatominae, Ernobiinae, Eucradinae, Mesocoelopodinae, Ptilininae, Ptininae, Xyletininae, Xyletinites, Eucnemis antiquatus
Subtaxa: Dryophilini
Type: Dryophilus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Eocene of Poland (1), the Russian Federation (2)
• Cretaceous of Myanmar (3)
Total: 7 collections including 11 occurrences