Ptinellodes

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Staphyliniformia
Superfamilia: Staphylinoidea

Familia: Ptiliidae
Subfamilia: Ptiliinae
Tribus: Ptinellini
Genus: Ptinellodes
Species (8): P. aldabricus – P. darwini – P. heterosternus – P. hunteri – P. lecontei – P. malkini – P. similis – P. suteri

In synonymy (1): P. testaceus
Name

Ptinellodes Matthews, 1872
References
Primary references

Matthews, A. 1872. Trichopterygia illustrata et descripta. London, E.W. Janson. Full book at Internet Archive Reference page. [first availability, see p. 158]

Additional references

Dybas, H.S. 1978: Polymorphism in featherwing beetles, with a revision of the genus Ptinellodes (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 71(5): 695–714. abstract only seen Reference page.