LeConte, J. L. 1877. On certain genera of Staphylinidae Oxytelini, Piestidae, and Micropelidae, as represented in the fauna of the United States. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 6:213–252.
MCZ:Ent:36152Trogophloeus simplariusLeConte, 1877
Syntype p. 244 "Coney Island, near New York; on salt marsh, in July. I have two specimens from the same locality..."