Euspilotus lepidus (Erichson, 1847)

Giraldo-Mendoza, Alfredo Edgardo, 2025, Distribution records of the main forensically important species of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Peru, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2), pp. 323-338 : 330-331

Euspilotus lepidus (Erichson, 1847)

Material examined. (9 specimens) PERU, 1 ( MUSM) , Apurimac, Abancay, Tamburco (13°53'16.79"S 73°03'25.20"W, 4049 m) [G. Arriagada det.]; 1 ( MUSM) , Apurimac, Aymaraes, Chapimarca (13°59'49.19"S 73°09'32.40"W, 2896 m) [G. Arriagada det.]; 1 ( MUSM) , Ayacucho, Huamanga , Ayacucho (13°09'25.20"S 74°12'35.99"W, 2760 m) [G. Arriagada det.]; 1 ( MUSM) , Ayacucho, Lucanas, Chaviña (14°54'28.79"S 73°53'56.40"W, 4000 m) [G. Arriagada det.]; (Arriagada com pers.) , Cusco, Cusco, San Jerónimo, Pacchayoc (13°34'58.80"S 72°03'39.60"W, 3850 m); 1 ( MEKRB) , Cusco, Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, Piscacucho (13°12'50.40"S 72°22'58.79"W, 2715 m); (Arriagada com pers.) , Lima, Canta, Canta (11°29'16.79"S 76°39'0.0"W, 2357 m); 1 ( SENASA) , Puno, Puno, 07-V-2004, D. Cotrado leg.; 2 ( MEKRB) , on pitfall trap (rotten flaked tuna), Tacna, Tarata, near to Ticaco (17°26'31.20"S 69°58'51.59"W, 3921 m), 23-II-2022, A. Giraldo leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) , on pitfall trap (rotten flaked tuna), Tacna, Tarata, near to Mirador La Apacheta (17°33'35.99"S 70°01'48.0"W, 3460 m), 22-II-2022, A. Giraldo leg.

Distribution. Argentina, Bolivia, Chile. PERU. Apurimac (Abancay, Aymaraes), Ayacucho (Huamanga, Lucanas), Cusco (Cusco, Quispicanchi, Urubamba), Lima (Canta), Puno (Puno), Tacna (Tarata) ( Lewis, 1904; Rossi et al., 2018; Infante, 2021). In Andean foothills and Andean highlands ( Fig. 1E).