Leptusa (Neopisalia) microphthalma REITTER, 1887

Assing, Volker, 2021, New species and additional records of Leptusa from the Palaearctic region, with a focus on the faunas of China and the Caucasus region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 71 (1), pp. 103-126 : 123

Leptusa (Neopisalia) microphthalma REITTER, 1887

Material examined: Russia: 1 ex., Krasnodarskiy Kray , Adler, Chvizhepse env., 43°38'32"N, 40°04'45"E, 300 m, beech forest, 4. VII.2014, leg. Kovalev (cAss) ; 1 ex., same data, but 10. VII.2014 (cKov) ; 2 exs., Krasnodarskiy Kray , Adler, Kazachiy Brod env., 43°31'39"N, 39°59'05"E, 270 m, Buxus litter, 19. VII.2014, leg. Kovalev (cKov, cAss) ; 2 exs., Krasnodarskiy Kray , Mezmay, 800 m, 18. VI.1999, leg. Smetana ( CNC, cAss) ; 2 exs., Krasnodarskiy Kray , Mezmay env., Temnolesskaya, 850 m, 19. VI.1999, leg. Smetana ( CNC) ; 1 ex., same data, but 750 m, 12. VI.1999 (cAss) ; 73 exs., Krasnodarskiy Kray , Mezmay env., Guama, 950–1000 m, 11. VI.1999, leg. Smetana ( CNC, cAss) ; 6 exs., same data, but 1000 m, 10. VI.1999 ( CNC, cAss) ; 2 exs., Krasnodarskiy Kray , Lazarevsky district, Soloniki env., 300 m, 6. VI.2017, leg. Gontarenko (cGon) ; 1 ex., same data, but 550 m, 4. VI.2017 (cGon) ; 4 exs., same data, but 400 m, 10. VI.2017 (cGon, cAss) ; 1 ex., Krasnodarskiy Kray , Tuapse district , Olginka env., Saray Gora, 400 m, 20. V.2017, leg. Gontarenko (cGon) ; 1 ex., Krasnodarskiy Kray , Tuapse district , Olginka env., Agria, 60 m, 29. V.2017, leg. Gontarenko (cAss) ; 6 exs., Krasnodarskiy Kray , Tuapse district, Krivenkovskoe env., 600 m, 26. V.2017, leg. Gontarenko (cGon, cAss).

Leptusa microphthalma is not uncommon in the West

Caucasus; for a distribution map see ASSING (2017).