Trichophya

Mannerheim, 1830

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Trichophya is a of rove beetles (Staphylinidae) established by Mannerheim in 1830. It constitutes the sole genus of the Trichophyinae. The genus contains at least two described , Trichophya andrewesi and Trichophya antennalis, with records from Europe and North America.

Trichophya tarsalis by (c) Trevor Van Loon, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Trevor Van Loon. Used under a CC-BY license.

Trichophya pilicornis (Gyllenhal, 1810) by URSchmidt. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Trichophya: //trɪˈkɒfəiə//

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Identification

Trichophyinae is distinguished from other rove beetle by its status containing only Trichophya. -level identification requires examination of antennal structure and other subtle morphological characters; T. antennalis is named for distinctive antennal features.

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Distribution

Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden confirmed) and North America. GBIF records document presence in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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Taxonomic note

The Trichophyinae contains only this single , making it one of the smallest subfamilies within Staphylinidae. The iNaturalist summary contains an error stating 'only ' rather than 'only genus' of the subfamily.

Species diversity

At least two are documented: Trichophya andrewesi Cameron, 1944 and Trichophya antennalis Cameron, 1932. The is rarely collected, with only 10 observations recorded on iNaturalist.