Philonthus nigritulus (Gravenhorst, 1802)

Sar, Abha, 2020, On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4), pp. 471-478 : 474

17. Philonthus nigritulus (Gravenhorst, 1802) ( Figure 16 )

1802. Staphylinus nigritulus Gravenhorst, Col. Micr. Brunsv. :

41.

1932. Philonthus nigritulus : Cameron, Fauna of British India,

incl. Ceylon & Burma, ( Coleoptera : Staphylinidae ), 3:

147-148.

Material examined: 2 ex, India: Uttarakhand, Pauri Garhwal, Khirsu , 6.xi.2000, P. Mukhopadhyay, ex. ‘ Coniferous leaf ’.

Diagnosis: Black. The elytra pitchy-black or brown; thorax with dorsal row of six punctures. Antennae black, the first two joints reddish. Legs reddish-yellow, the tibiae often infuscate. Length 4–5 mm.

Distribution: India: Uttarakhand: (Pauri Garhwal, Khirsu), Kashmir. Elsewhere: Europe, North America, South America, Australia. Cosmopolitan. Ex. ‘Manure Hips and vegetable debris’.

Figures

Figure 16. P. nigritulus Gravenhorst. Figure 17. P. nigrituloides Cameron.