Pityobiinae
Hyslop, 1917
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1Pityobiinae is a of click beetles ( Elateridae) established by Hyslop in 1917. The subfamily contains two valid : Pityobius (Leconte, 1854) and Tibionema (Solier, 1851), with at least two described . It is one of ten subfamilies treated in recent nomenclatural catalogues of Elateridae genus-group names. The classification follows et al. (2010) with subsequent modifications by Kundrata et al. (2016).
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How to pronounce Pityobiinae: /ˌpɪtiˈoʊbiɪniː/
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Nomenclatural history
The name Pityobiinae was established by Hyslop in 1917. The included Pityobius and Tibionema date to Leconte (1854) and Solier (1851) respectively. The subfamily's classification within Elateridae has been revised in recent phylogenetic treatments by et al. (2010) and Kundrata et al. (2016).
Data limitations
Available sources are nomenclatural catalogues focused on taxonomic names and type designations. No published biological or ecological information on , distribution, , or of Pityobiinae has been identified.