Ptiliini Erichson, 1845

Bouchard, Patrice, Bousquet, Yves, Davies, Anthony E., Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A., Lawrence, John F., Lyal, Chris H. C., Newton, Alfred F., Reid, Chris A. M., Schmitt, Michael, Ślipinski, S. Adam & Smith, Andrew B. T., 2011, Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta), ZooKeys 88, pp. 1-972 : 92

Tribe Ptiliini Erichson, 1845

*Ptilina Heer, 1843: 60 [stem: Ptili-]. Type genus: Ptilium Gyllenhal, 1827 [as a synonym of Trichopteryx Kirby, 1826; Ptilium Gyllenhal, 1827 placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology (ICZN 1984b)]. Comment: family-group name unavailable (Art. 11.7.1.1): not based on a genus used as valid at the time; incorrect original stem formation, not in prevailing usage.

Ptilina Erichson, 1845: 15 [stem: Ptili-]. Type genus: Ptilium Gyllenhal, 1827 [placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology (ICZN 1984b)]. Comment: published 28 May 1845; incorrect original stem formation, not in prevailing usage; this family-group name was also used in the same year by Motschulsky (1845 [after 6 August]: 504, as Ptilien ); Motschulsky’s name, originally proposed in a vernacular form, was treated as available by Lawrence and Newton (1995: 818).

Ptilopteriidae Gistel, 1848: [4] [stem: Ptilopteri-]. Type genus: Ptilopterium Gistel, 1848 [syn. of Ptilium Gyllenhal, 1827].

Actidiini Portevin, 1929: 568, in key [stem: Actidi-]. Type genus: Actidium A. Matthews, 1868.