Trimium

Aubé, 1833

ant-loving beetles

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Trimium is a of myrmecophilous rove beetles in the Pselaphinae, containing over 20 described . These small beetles are specialized associates of colonies, living as within ant nests. The genus is placed in the tribe Trichonychini and is distributed across parts of northern Europe.

Trimium brevicorne (Reichenbach, 1816) by URSchmidt. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.Georgiy Jacobson - Beetles Russia and Western Europe - plate 16 by see in description. Used under a Public domain license.Trimium brevicorne Jacobson by Georgiy Jacobson. Used under a Public domain license.

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How to pronounce Trimium: /ˈtrɪmiəm/

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Distribution

Records exist from Denmark (DK), Norway (NO), and Sweden (SE).

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Behavior

Myrmecophilous; inhabit nests as .

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