Trichobiopsis White 1973: 846

Schnepp, Kyle E., 2023, Catalog of the world species of Trichodesma LeConte, 1861 (Coleoptera: Ptinidae) and associated genera, Insecta Mundi 2023, pp. 1-19 : 14-15

Trichobiopsis White 1973: 846 .

Type species: Trichobiopsis excavata White 1973: 847 , by monotypy. Type in the USNM.

Note: White (1973) describes Trichobiopsis excavata n. gen. n. sp. and compares the species to T. dentatithorax . They may be one in the same but the types were not located so he described the genus off of a well described species, even if it becomes a synonym the genus name should stand. Español (1976: 144) moves T. dentatithorax to Trichobiopsis but uses the name “ Trichobiopsis dentaticollis (Pic) ” instead of “ dentatithorax ”. Español and Blas (1991) give White (1973) as the original combiner of Trichobiopsis and dentatithorax , but Español (1976) is the first publication to use that combination (twice), albeit with the species name misspelled and only in figure captions. Español (1978) synonomizes Anobium spinolae Solier (moved to Trichobiopsis by White 1979: 216) with Allobregmus angulare (Erichson, 1834) , and Español (1994) suggests that once the types are studied Trichobiopsis will become a synonym of Allobregmus Español, 1970 .

Trichobiopsis dentatithorax ( Pic 1901a: 27) ; combination by Español 1976: 144.

Trichodesma dentatithorax Pic 1901a: 27 , original combination.

Type (sex unknown): MNHN?

Type locality: “ Brésil: Caraca.”

Distribution—South America: Brazil.

Trichobiopsis excavata White 1973: 847 .

Type (sex unknown): USNM.

Type locality: Brazil: Nova Teutonia.

Distribution—South America: Brazil.