Philonthus argus Herman

Aballay, Fernando H., Chani-Posse, Mariana R., Ayón, María Rosana, Maldonado, María Belén & Centeno, Néstor D., 2014, An illustrated key to and diagnoses of the species of Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) associated with decaying carcasses in Argentina, Zootaxa 3860 (2), pp. 101-124 : 119

Philonthus argus Herman

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Diagnosis (based on Chani-Posse 2010). Philonthus argus may be identified by the antennal segment 2 shorter than segment 3, antennal segments 4–10 elongate, the eyes as long as to slightly shorter than temples seen from above, the submentum about 1.5 times as long as mentum, the dorsal rows of pronotum each with four punctures, and the male tergum 10 emarginate medio-apically. Length 6.6–7.0 mm.

Distribution. Argentina ( Chani-Posse 2010).

Bionomics. This species was collected from pig carcasses in the present study.

Figures

FIGURE 13 – 24. Habitus: 13, Philonthus quadraticeps Boheman; 14, P. discoideus (Gravenhorst); 15, P. bicoloristylus Chani- Posse; 16, P. bruchianus Chani-Posse; 17, P. flavolimbatus Erichson; 18, P. bonariensis Bernhauer; 19, P. longicornis Stephens; 20, P. argus Herman; 21, Styngetus viduus (Erichson); 22, Xenopygus analis (Erichson); 23, Nordus elytisi Chatzimanolis; 24, Oligotergus ogloblini Bernhauer.