Eleusis rufipennis IRMLER, 2017

Irmler, Ulrich, 2019, Additions to the Neotropical species of the genusEleusis LAPORTE, 1835 with description of new species (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Osorinae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 69 (1), pp. 71-77 : 73

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.21248/contrib.entomol.69.1.071-077
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:B5AC597C-734E-4162-BC12-4EA1FDA50C21
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5212577
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DE060B-DA36-1C0D-FCD8-F9E8FAE6F7F8
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Eleusis rufipennis IRMLER, 2017
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Eleusis rufipennis IRMLER, 2017 View in CoL

Mexico: Oaxaca, 14 mi S Suchixtepec (16°05'N, 96°28'W), Hwy 175, montane tropical, 1700 m elev., under bark fermenting sap, male, 30.4.1977, leg. J.S. Ashe, #FMHD77- 399 ( FMNH) GoogleMaps .

Remarks to distribution: According to IRMLER (2017) only the two type specimens were known, which originated from Costa Rica. The new specimen from Mexico seems to be identical with these specimens concerning the aedeagus, size and coloration but differs slightly in the shape of the head. The head is slightly more elongate with longer postocular space. However, due to the overall infraspecific variability of the head shape in the genus, the specimen was identified as E. rufipennis IRMLER, 2017 . Thus, the species seems to be rare but widely distributed from southern Central America to the tropical areas of Mexico.