Neotriphyllus confusus

(Horn, 1878)

Neotriphyllus confusus is a of in the Mycetophagidae, first described by Horn in 1878. The Neotriphyllus belongs to the tribe Typhaeini within the Mycetophaginae. Members of this family are typically associated with fungal substrates. The species is rarely recorded, with only three observations documented on iNaturalist.

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How to pronounce Neotriphyllus confusus: /ni.oʊˈtrɪfɪləs kənˈfjuːsəs/

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Taxonomic Note

The Catalogue of Life lists this as accepted with authorship (Horn, 1878). The Neotriphyllus is classified in the tribe Typhaeini, Mycetophaginae, within the Mycetophagidae ().

Data Availability

This is poorly documented in publicly available literature. The iNaturalist platform records only three observations, indicating it is either genuinely rare, undercollected, or difficult to identify in the field.

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