Subfamily Dryophilinae Gistel 1848 (spider beetle)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Ptinidae
Alternative spelling: Dryophilidae
Full reference: J. Gistel. 1848. Faunula monacensis cantharologica. Isis von Oken
Parent taxon: Ptinidae according to F. Molino-Olmedo 2024
See also Alekseev 2014, Bouchard et al. 2011, Cai et al. 2022 and Lawrence and Newton 1995
Sister taxa: Alvarenganiellinae, Anobiinae, Dorcatominae, Ernobiinae, Eucradinae, Mesocoelopodinae, Ptilininae, Ptininae, Xyletininae, Xyletinites, Eucnemis antiquatus
Subtaxa: Benemerita Dryophilini
Type: Dryophilus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Eocene of Poland (1), the Russian Federation (1)
• Cretaceous of Myanmar (1)
Total: 4 collections including 6 occurrences