Thallisellini is a small tribe of pleasing fungus beetles (family Erotylidae) in the subfamily Languriinae.
About two dozen species in 4 genera are placed in this tribe. They are found in the Neotropics.Leschen, Richard A.B. & Węgrzynowicz, Piotr (1998): Generic catalogue and taxonomic status of Languriidae (Cucujoidea). Ann.Zool. 48(3/4): 221-243. PDF fulltext
Taxonomy Formerly, when the Languriinae were still considered a distinct and more encompassing family, some Thallisellini were placed in tribe Loberini of subfamily Xenoscelinae.
The tribe contains the following genera: Acryptophagus Grouvelle, 1919 Platoberus Sharp, 1900 Pseudhapalips Champion, 1913 (= Pseudohapalips) Thallisella Crotch, 1875Sen Gupta, T. (1968): Review of the genera of the tribe Loberini (Coleoptera: Languriidae). Breviora 303: 1-27. Fulltext (= Thalasiella, Thalisella)
In addition to the living members of Thallisellini, two prehistoric genera described from fossils are also placed here: † Serramorphus Lyubarsky & Perkovsky, 2017 † Thallisellites Kupryjanowicz, Lyubarsky & Perkovsky, 2022
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