Philonthus leptocerus Fauvel, 1895

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

15. Philonthus leptocerus Fauvel, 1895 ( Figure 14) 1895. Philonthus leptocerus Fauvel, Rev. d’Ent. , 14: 266.

Material examined: 2 ex, India: Uttarakhand, Dehradun, Lacchiwala forest , 28.ii.2000, P. Mukhopadhyay, ex. ‘ Under bark’ .

Diagnosis: Black. The elytra bronze-green, closely pubescent, subsericeous; thorax with dorsal row of seven punctures; abdomen with the posterior margin of the last two segments narrowly reddish, subsericeous and iridescent. Antennae black, the first and last joints reddish. Legs yellowish-red, the tibiae scarcely infuscate. Length 7 mm.

Distribution: India: Uttarakhand (Dehradun, Lacchiwala forest). Elsewhere: Myanmar, also in Cochin China. Remarks: First time recorded from India.