Lithoglyptinae Aurivillius, 1892: 133.— Kolbasov & Newman 2005: 41.— Kolbasov 2009: 240.
Diagnosis. Lithoglyptids with 4 pairs of terminal cirri and with caudal appendages. Dwarf males can be bottleshaped, pear-shaped or with wing-like lateral projections, with simple attachment antennules, or with long attachment stalk.
Remarks. There are currently 3 genera in this subfamily, Auritoglyptes, Balanodytes and Lithoglyptes. Only Balanodytes is found in South Africa.