Trichophyinae
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Trichophya tarsalis
Trichophya tarsalis is a rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae, subfamily Trichophyinae. The species was originally described as Eumitocerus tarsalis by Casey in 1886. It is recorded from California and Oregon in the western United States. As a member of Staphylinidae, it shares the family's characteristic shortened elytra that expose most of the abdomen. Very few observations of this species exist in public databases.