taxonID	type	description	language	source
B93C87CEC40FA27AFC86FA17FC0FF894.taxon	description	1932. Philonthus assamensis Cameron, Fauna of British India, incl. Ceylon & Burma, (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), 3: 100. Material examined: 1 ex, India: Uttarakhand, Nainital, 19. x. 1990, S. Biswas & K. V. Surya Rao. Diagnosis: Head and abdomen black, thorax and elytra red, thorax with dorsal row of four punctures. Antennae with the first three joints reddish-yellow, the rest blackish. Legs reddish yellow, the tibiae infuscate. Length 5 mm. Distribution: India: Uttarakhand: Nainital, Assam, Manipur.	en	Sar, Abha (2020): On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4): 471-478, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/140908
B93C87CEC40EA27BFF78FF7CFE2DFD72.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: 2 ex, India: Uttarakhand, Ghangharia, 28. viii. 2002, S. K. Mondal & Party; 1 ex, Almora, Kafarkhan, 2. x. 2001, P. Mukhopadhyay & Party. Diagnosis: Black shining, the elytra greenish-bronze, the abdomen slightly iridescent. Dorsal row of thoracic punctures two. Antennae and legs black. Length 10 – 12 mm. Distribution: India: Uttarakhand (Ghangharia, Almora: Kafarkhan, Dehradun; Berars: Chakrata), Punjab (Nakodar). Elsewhere: Nepal.	en	Sar, Abha (2020): On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4): 471-478, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/140908
B93C87CEC40EA27BFF78FD11FDF2FB4F.taxon	description	(Figure 3) 1868. Philonthus castaneus Gemminger & Harold, Cat. Col., 2: 586. Material examined: 1 ex, India: Uttarakhand, Tanakpur, 24. ii. 1990, S. Biswas & K. V. Surya Rao, ex. ‘ Cow dung’. Diagnosis: Head, terminal joints of antennae, and last segments of the abdomen blackish, thorax, elytra, and margin of the abdominal segments brownish or yellowish, legs testaceous. Thorax with dorsal row of four punctures, and laterally with four other. Length 5 mm. Distribution: India: Uttarakhand (Tanakpur), Karnataka, Kerala (Silent Valley), WB (Gosaba).	en	Sar, Abha (2020): On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4): 471-478, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/140908
B93C87CEC40EA27BFF78FB75FDDBF96D.taxon	description	1832. Philonthus chalceus Stephens, Brit. Ent., 5: 227. Material examined: 1 ex, India: Uttarakhand, Almora, Kafarkhan, 2. x. 2001, P. Mukhopadhyay, ex. ‘ Cow dung’. Diagnosis: Black, shiny, with greenish metallic reflex on the fore parts, especially on the elytra. Thorax with dorsal row of four large punctures. Abdomen with straight basal lines. Antennae and legs black, the last joint of the former sometimes reddish. Length 11 – 12 mm. Distribution: India: Uttarakhand (Almora, Kafarkhan, Shimla Hills), Punjab (Nakodar).	en	Sar, Abha (2020): On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4): 471-478, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/140908
B93C87CEC40EA27BFF78F96AFA6FFDF3.taxon	description	1926. Philonthus chatterjeei Cameron, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond.: 356. Material examined: 10 ex, India: Uttarakhand, Uttarkashi, 15. xi. 2001, S. K. Chakraborty; 2 ex, Dehradun, Rajaji National Park, 27. x. 2000, P. Mukhopadhyay. Diagnosis: Black head suborbicular, Thorax with dorsal row of five punctures on either side of the disc. Elytra very finely and sparingly punctured. Palpi pitchy. Antennae black, the last joint testaceous. Legs pitchy, testaceous. Length 5.5 mm. Distribution: India: Uttarakhand: Uttarkashi, Utanikichatt, Dehradun (Rajaji National Park), Mussoorie district.	en	Sar, Abha (2020): On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4): 471-478, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/140908
B93C87CEC40EA27BFC85FD90FA81FBB3.taxon	description	1802. Staphylinius cinctulus Gravenhorst, Col. Micr. Brunsv.: 167. 1932. Philonthus cinctulus: Cameron, Fauna of British India, incl. Ceylon & Burma, (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), 3: 77 - 78. Material examined: 1 ex., India: Uttarakhand, Dehradun, 24. x. 2001, P. Mukhopadhyay, ex. ‘ Cowdung’. Diagnosis: Head and thorax black, with metallic reflex; elytra greenish or coppery bronze; abdomen black, thorax with dorsal row of three punctures. Antennae ferruginous, legs yellowish red. Length 11 – 12 mm. Distribution: India: Uttarakhand: Dehradun. Widely distributed throughout India and Sri Lanka.	en	Sar, Abha (2020): On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4): 471-478, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/140908
B93C87CEC40EA27BFC85FBD7FAD3F98C.taxon	description	1932. Philonthus confusus Cameron, Fauna of British India, incl. Ceylon & Burma, (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), 3: 148. Material examined: 3 ex, India: Uttarakhand, Uttarkashi, Bhatwari, 6. v. 2002, S. K. Chakraborty, ex., ‘ Under Moss’. Diagnosis: Head a little broader and so more square, the eyes a little larger, the elytra more finely, less deeply punctured, the abdominal puncturation and pubescence much less close. The antennae a little shorter and stouter, the penultimate joints a little more transverse, the first two joints pitchy. Length 5 mm. Distribution: India: Uttarakhand: Uttarkashi, Bhatwari, Chakrata, Mussoorie and Simla district.	en	Sar, Abha (2020): On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4): 471-478, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/140908
B93C87CEC40EA278FC85F90BFCCAFE4B.taxon	description	1896. Philonthus crassicornis Fauvel, Rev. d’Ent., 14: 264. Material examined: 1 ex, India: Uttarakhand, Uttarkashi, Bhatwari, 6. v. 2002, S. K. Chakraborty, ex. ‘ Under Stone’. Diagnosis: Head and thorax black. Elytra and abdomen pitchy black, Thorax with dorsal row of five punctures. Antennae black, the first two joints reddish-yellow, the 11 th and sometimes the 10 th orange red. Legs reddishyellow, the tibiae infuscate. Length 3.5 mm. Distribution: India: Uttarakhand: Uttarkashi, Bhatwari, Dehradun; Tamil Nadu: Nilgiri Hills. Elsewhere: Sri Lanka.	en	Sar, Abha (2020): On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4): 471-478, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/140908
B93C87CEC40DA278FF5DFE48FF1AFBD6.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: 1 ex, India: Uttarakhand, Tanakpur, Sarda river, 24. ii. 1990, S. Biswas & K. V. Surya Rao. Diagnosis: Black. The elytra with the sutural region distinctly, the posterior margin often narrowly and obscurely, the reflexed margin near the shoulder reddish. Abdomen, the posterior margins of the dorsal segments very narrowly and obscurely, those of the ventral segments more broadly and distinctly reddish. Antennae reddish-brown, the first joint yellow. Legs reddish-yellow. Length 6 – 7 mm. Distribution: India: Uttarakhand: Tanakpur, Sarda river. Widely distributed in India and oriental region as far as China.	en	Sar, Abha (2020): On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4): 471-478, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/140908
B93C87CEC40DA278FF5DFBFDFEB8F8FF.taxon	description	1932. Philonthus dohertyi Cameron, Fauna of British India, incl. Ceylon & Burma, (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), 3: 102 - 103. Material examined: 1 ex, India: Uttarakhand, Nainital, Lalkua, 2. iv. 2001, S. K. Chakraborty, ex. ‘ Horse dung’; 1 ex, Chamoli, Garurgaon,?. ii. 2002, P. Mukhopadhya, ex. ‘ Leaf litter’; 1 ex, Dehradun, Rajaji National Park, 26. x. 2000, P. Mukhopadhya, ex. ‘ Cowdung’. Diagnosis: Head pitchy- black, thorax dark brown, with dorsal row of five punctures, both with slight metallic reflex; elytra with coppery and violaceous reflex. Abdomen pitchy black, the posterior margin of the segments distinctly reddish. Antennae ferruginous red, the 2 nd and 3 rd joints blackish. Legs reddish – yellow, the tibiae infuscate. Length 7.5 mm. Distribution: India: Uttarakhand: (Nainital: Lalkua, Chamoli: Garurgaon, Dehradun: Rajaji National Park). Elsewhere: Myanmar.	en	Sar, Abha (2020): On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4): 471-478, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/140908
B93C87CEC40DA278FF5DF885FC7DFD62.taxon	description	1859. Philonthus eustilbus Kraatz, Arch. Naturg., 25, i: 98 Material examined: 1 ex, India: Uttarakhand, Tehri Garhwal, Dhaunlti, 1. xi. 2000, P. Mukhopadhyay. Diagnosis: Black. Abdomen strongly iridescent, the posterior margin of the ventral segments narrowly reddish; thorax multipunctate at the sides. Antennae black, the first joint more or less testaceous, the last often obscurely reddish. Legs reddish yellow, the tibiae often a little infuscate. Length 6 – 8 mm. Distribution: India: Uttarakhand (Tehri Garhwal, Dhaunlti, Dehradun), Sikkim, West Bengal (Darjeeling). Ex. ‘ in cut grass and sometimes in dry dung’. Elsewhere: Sri Lanka.	en	Sar, Abha (2020): On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4): 471-478, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/140908
B93C87CEC40DA278FC9BFD61FCB7FB3F.taxon	description	1932. Philonthus excelsus Cameron, Fauna of British India, incl. Ceylon & Burma, (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), 3: 147. Material examined: 1 ex, India: Uttarakhand, Rudraprayag, alt. 800 m, 6. ii. 2002, P. Mukhopadhyay, ex. ‘ Under Stone by the side of Alakananda river’. Diagnosis: Black. The elytra brilliant metallic-green; thorax with dorsal row of six punctures. Antennae with the first two joints reddish yellow, the following reddish-brown. Legs yellow, tibiaeinfuscate. Length 5.5 mm. Distribution: India: Uttarakhand (Rudraprayag, Chakrata dist. and Shimla hills). Elsewhere: Papua New Guinea, Peru.	en	Sar, Abha (2020): On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4): 471-478, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/140908
B93C87CEC40DA278FC9BFB45FC1BF892.taxon	description	1802. Staphylinius fimetarius Gravenhorst, Col. Mier. Brunav.: 210 1932. Philonthus fimetarius: Cameron, Fauna of British India, incl. Ceylon & Burma, (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), 3: 92 - 93. Material examined: 1 ex, India: Uttarakhand, Dehradun, Mussoori, 19. xi. 2003, S. K. Chakraborty. Diagnosis: Black. The elytra with greenish metallic reflex, often brownish towards the suture. Thorax with dorsal row of four punctures. Abdomen the posterior margin of the segments sometimes narrowly reddish. Antennae black. Legs brownish-yellow, the tibiae sometimes infuscate. Length 5.5 – 6.5 mm. Distribution: India: Uttarakhand: (Dehradun, Mussoori), Northern India. Elsewhere: Widely distributed in Europe. Ex. ‘ in dung’.	en	Sar, Abha (2020): On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4): 471-478, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/140908
B93C87CEC40CA279FF78FF7CFEACFD78.taxon	description	1932. Philonthus gardneri Cameron, Fauna of British India, incl. Ceylon & Burma, (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), 3: 101. Material examined: 1 ex, India: Uttarakhand, Chamoli, 1. ii. 1992, P. Mukhopadhyay, ex., ‘ Mule dung’. Diagnosis: The head longer, slightly longer than broad, as broad as the thorax, the elytra longer, more strongly metallic and more closely punctured, the abdomen much more sparingly punctured. Length 6.3 mm. Distribution: India: Uttarakhand (Chamoli), West Bengal (Darjeeling dist.).	en	Sar, Abha (2020): On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4): 471-478, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/140908
B93C87CEC40CA279FF78FD1FFDA0FB07.taxon	materials_examined	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.	en	Sar, Abha (2020): On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4): 471-478, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/140908
B93C87CEC40CA279FF78FA8DFDFDF895.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: 2 ex, India: Uttarakhand, Rudraprayag, Augustamuni, 7. x. 2004, P. Mukhopadhyay, ex. ‘ Garbage’; ex., Uttarkashi, Purala, 13. xi. 2003, S. K. Chakraborty, ex., ‘ Garbage’; 1 ex, Almora, Sonari, 26. viii. 2005, S. K. Chatterjee. Diagnosis: Black, the elytra bronze-green. Thorax with dorsal row of four punctures. Antennae black. Femora yellow, the extreme apex of the coxae, tibiae, and tarsi blackish. Length 6 – 8 mm. Distribution: India: Uttarakhand (Rudraprayag: Agustamuni; Uttarkashi: Purala; Almora: Sonari; Dehradun: Mussoorie and Chakrata dist.); Tamil Nadu: Nilgiri Hills: Coonoor (Type); Assam: Garo Hills (Siju cave).	en	Sar, Abha (2020): On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4): 471-478, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/140908
B93C87CEC40CA279FC85FC60FC72FA60.taxon	description	1932. Philonthus nigritulloides Cameron, Fauna of British India, incl. Ceylon & Burma, (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), 3: 148. Material examined: 2 ex, India: Uttarakhand, Pauri Garhwal, Khirsu, 6. xi. 2000, P. Mukhopadhyay, ex. ‘ Pine leaf ’. Diagnosis: Length 3.75 mm. Head distinctly narrower and longer, and the elytra a little more coarsely punctured. Antennae a little longer, the penultimate joints as long as broad. Distribution: India: Uttarakhand: (Pauri Garhwal, Khirsu).	en	Sar, Abha (2020): On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4): 471-478, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/140908
B93C87CEC40CA279FC85FF50FB4AFC63.taxon	description	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’.	en	Sar, Abha (2020): On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4): 471-478, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/140908
B93C87CEC40CA279FC85FA67FA5AF8A3.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: 1 ex, India: Uttarakhand, Shatisari, 06. v. 2002, S. K. Chakraborty, ex. ‘ Under Moss’. Diagnosis: Elytra greenish- bronze. Thorax with dorsal row of four punctures. Antennae black, the last two joints bright yellowish-red. Femora yellow. Tibiae and tarsi infuscate. Length 7.0 – 7.5 mm. Distribution: India: Uttarakhand (Shatisari, Nilgiri Hills, Siwaliks, Mussoorie), Assam. Elsewhere: Sri Lanka.	en	Sar, Abha (2020): On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4): 471-478, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/140908
B93C87CEC40BA27EFF5DFF7DFEB9FD7A.taxon	description	1910. Philonthus pubipennis Cameron, The Ent. Mon. Mag., 55: 253. Material examined: 2 ex, India: Uttarakhand, Jageshwar, ca 1700 m, Almora, 14. iv. 1989, G. K. Srivastava, ex. ‘ Under stone’. Diagnosis: Black, shining; elytra pitchy, greenish-bronze; thorax with dorsal row of two punctures situated before the middle; antennae black, legs pitchy. Length 12 mm. Distribution: India: Uttarakhand (Almora: Jageshwar). Elsewhere: Sri Lanka.	en	Sar, Abha (2020): On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4): 471-478, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/140908
B93C87CEC40BA27EFF5DFD19FEA0FB57.taxon	description	1932. Philonthus quediiformis Cameron, Fauna of British India, incl. Ceylon & Burma, (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), 3: 76. Material examined: 9 ex, India: Uttarakhand, Tanakpur, 24. ii. 1990, S. Biswas & K. V. Surya Rao, ex. ‘ Cowdung’. Diagnosis: Thorax with dorsal row of two punctures, the first of them placed considerably behind the anterior margin, the marginal puncture absent; elytra with a row of four large punctures, the shoulders, suture, and apical margin reddish-testaceous. Antennae stout, the 1 st jointand the legs reddish-testaceous. Length 5.5 mm. Distribution: India: Uttarakhand: (Tanakpur); Tamil Nadu (Nilgiri Hills).	en	Sar, Abha (2020): On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4): 471-478, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/140908
B93C87CEC40BA27EFF5DFB7CFA43FEA2.taxon	description	1832. Staphylinus rotundicollis Ménétriés, Cat. rais.: 145. 1932. Philonthus rotundicollis: Cameron, Fauna of British India, incl. Ceylon & Burma, (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), 3: 84. Material examined: 2 ex, India: Uttarakhand, Almora, Sukhidong, 26. ii. 1990, S. Biswas & K. V. Surya Rao; 2 ex, Dehradun, Rajaji National Park, 26. x. 2000, P. Mukhopadhyay, ex. ‘ Cow dung’; 03 ex, Rudraprayag, Agustamuni, 7. x. 2004, P. Mukhopadhyay, ex. ‘ Garbage’; Kuthnor, 1 ex, 10. xi. 2003, S. K. Chakraborty; 1 ex, Bageswar, Baijnath, 24. iii. 2001, S. K. Chakraborty, ex. ‘ Cow dung’. Diagnosis: Head and thorax very finely rather closely punctured all over, bronze black, with slight greenish reflex on the fore parts. The thorax with dorsal row of four to six punctures. Antennae black. Legs brownish or blackish, the tersi lighter. Length 8 - 11 mm. Distribution: India: Uttarakhand (Almora: Sukhidong, Dehradun: Rajaji National Park; Rudraprayag: Agustamuni, Kuthnor, Bageswar: Baijnath). Elsewhere: Pamirs. Widely distributed in the Palaearetic region.	en	Sar, Abha (2020): On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4): 471-478, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/140908
B93C87CEC40BA27EFC9BFE21FBFAFC7F.taxon	description	1918. Philonthus semiaenescens Bernhauer, Arch. Naturg. A: 182. Material examined: 1 ex, India: Uttarakhand, Pauri Garhwal, Jwalpa Devi, 5. xi. 2000, P. Mukhopadhyay, ex ‘ Cow dung’. Diagnosis: Head, thorax and elytra bronze green; scutellum and abdomen black. Thorax with dorsal row of four large punctures. Antennae and palpi black. Femora yellowish- brown, tibiae and tarsi black. Length - 7 mm. Distribution: India: Uttarakhand: (Pauri Garhwal, Jwalpa Devi, Chakrata and Mussoorie districts), Punjab (Muree). Elsewhere: Myanmar.	en	Sar, Abha (2020): On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4): 471-478, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/140908
B93C87CEC40BA27EFC9BFC05FABCFAA3.taxon	description	1895. Philonthus tractatus Eppelsheim, Wiener Entomologische Zeitung, 14: 61. Material examined: 2 ex, India: Uttarakhand, Kafarkhan, Almora, 2. x. 2011, P. Mukhopadhyay, ex ‘ Cow dung’. Diagnosis: Elytra brassy or copper-bronze. Abdomen iridescent. Antennae black, long and slender, the penultimate joints distinctly longer than broad, legs black. Length 12 - 14 mm. Distribution: India: Uttarakhand: (West Almora: Dhauli Ganga); Shimla. Elsewhere: Tibet, Rongshar valley.	en	Sar, Abha (2020): On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4): 471-478, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/140908
B93C87CEC40BA27EFC9BFA20FC0DF89A.taxon	description	1840. Philonthus turbidus Erichson, Gen. Spec. Staph.: 484. Material examined: 1 ex, India: Uttarakhand, Almorah, Sukhidhong, 26. ii. 1990, S. Biswas and K. V. Surya Rao, ex. ‘ Cowdung’. Diagnosis: Black. Thorax with dorsal row of six punctures. Abdomen slightly iridescent. Antennae black, the 1 st joint and sometime the last reddish. Legs yellowish red. Length 8 mm. Distribution: India: Uttarakhand (Almora: Sukhidhong) and Assam. Elsewhere: Africa, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Syria, USA.	en	Sar, Abha (2020): On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4): 471-478, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/140908
