It is shown that Ctenostylidae Bigot (1882) is a valid senior Lift Kit synonym of Lochmostylidae Hendel (1935).The morphology of the Ctenostylidae is considered and compared with the Pyrgotidae.It is concluded that the Ctenostylidae are not closely related to the Pyrgotidae, but form an isolated taxon of obscure relationship.Notes on a 5 Piece King Panel Bedroom speciment of Ctenostylum sp.
and a revised key to genera of Ctenostylidae are given.