Nanophyinae

Nanophyinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Brentidae
Subfamily: Nanophyinae
Gistel, 1848
Type genus
Nanophyes
Tribes
  • Corimaliini
  • Nanophyini
Synonyms
  • Nanophyeidae
  • Nanophyidae

Nanophyinae is a subfamily of beetles that belongs to the family Brentidae.

It was originally constructed as the family Nanophyeidae in 1848,[1] also spelled Nanophyidae,[2] but has since been reclassified as a subfamily. Its type genus is Nanophyes.

Taxonomy

The subfamily contains two tribes: Corimaliini and Nanophyini.[1] It also contains the genus Zhangius.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Nanophyinae in the Paleobiology Database
  2. ^ Nanophyidae. Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 2025-04-17.
  3. ^ Wang, Zhiliang; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A. (2026-03-18). "A new nanophyine genus, Zhangius gen. nov., with descriptions of two new species (Coleoptera, Brentidae, Nanophyinae) from China and Thailand". ZooKeys. 1273: 205–220. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1273.175356. ISSN 1313-2970.