Promecheilidae
Promecheilidae is a family of beetles in the order Coleoptera. There are at least eight genera in Promecheilidae. They were formerly included in a family called Perimylopidae. They are found in South America and New Zealand.
Adult beetles have a 11 segmented antenna, the head is narrowed behind the eye. They have a tarsal formula of 5-5-4. The family is part of a clade that includes the Archeocrypticidae, Mycetophagidae, and Ulodidae.Genera in the family Promecheilidae include:
- Chanopterus Boheman, 1858
- Hydromedion Waterhouse, 1876
- Melytra Pascoe, 1869
- Onysius Broun, 1886
- Parahelops Waterhouse, 1876
- Perimylops Müller, 1884
- Promecheilus Solier, 1851,2018
- Pseudodarwinella Ukrainsky, 2009
- Sirrhas Champion, 1893
