Platypsyllinae
Sign in to savePlatypsyllinae is a subfamily of the family Leiodidae, known as mammal-nest beetles. The group was formerly known as the family Leptinidae but the name Platypsyllidae had seniority, and is now ranked as a subfamily.
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Platypsyllinae is a subfamily of the family Leiodidae, known as mammal-nest beetles. The group was formerly known as the family Leptinidae but the name Platypsyllidae had seniority, and is now ranked as a subfamily.
==Genera== Leptinillus Horn, 1882 Leptinus Müller, 1817 Platypsyllus Ritsema, 1869 Silphopsyllus Olsufiev, 1923
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