Triphyllia
Reitter, 1898
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1Triphyllia is a of small beetles in the Tetratomidae, established by Reitter in 1898. The genus belongs to the order Coleoptera and is part of the diverse of polypore fungus beetles. Records indicate it is rarely encountered, with only 5 observations documented on iNaturalist. The genus name Triphyllia refers to the three-lobed structure of a key morphological feature, likely the or .
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Taxonomic Note
The name Triphyllia has been used in two unrelated taxonomic contexts: (1) as a of beetles (Coleoptera: Tetratomidae) established by Reitter in 1898, and (2) as a specific epithet in the cnidarian Peachia triphyllia, which is currently treated as a synonym of Peachia hastata. These represent entirely different organisms and should not be confused. The genus Triphyllia is the valid, accepted usage of the name in zoological .