Euspilotus azureus Sahlberg, 1823

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 : 329

Euspilotus azureus Sahlberg, 1823

Material examined. (69 specimens) PERU, 1 ( MUSM) , Amazonas, Bagua, Achaguay Alto (05°35'23.99"S 78°30'10.80"W, 688 m) [G. Arriagada det.]; 15 ( MUSM) , Ayacucho, Huamanga , Ayacucho (13°09'25.20"S 74°12'35.99"W, 2760 m) [G. Arriagada det.]; 2 ( MUSM) , Cusco, La Convención, CC Timpia (12°07'19.19"S 72°49'22.79"W, 445 m) [G. Arriagada det.]; 28 ( MEKRB) , Junin, Chanchamayo, San Ramon , 07-V-2015, J. Huanca leg.; 4 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 09-X-1977, J. Alcázar leg.; 2 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 15-X-1977, H. Blancas leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 22-X-1977, M. Palacios leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 12-VIII-1980, R. Marín leg.; 4 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 15- XI-1980, F. Wong leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 15-IV-1991, L. Gonzáles leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) , on pitfall trap (rotten flaked tuna), Lima, Lima, San Diego, Chillón river (11°56'12.34"S 77° 04'59.05"W), 06-23-XI-2023, A. Giraldo leg.; 7 ( MEKRB) , Pasco, Oxapampa, Palcazú , 06-V-2015, J. Huanca leg.; 1 ( MUSM) , San Martín, Moyobamba, Fundo Pabloyacu (06°04'04.79"S 76°56'38.40"W, 1061 m) [G. Arriagada det.]; 1 ( MUSM) , San Martín, Rioja, Yuracyacu (05°57'07.19"S 77°11'13.19"W, 805 m) [G. Arriagada det.] .

Distribution. Central and South America. PERU. Amazonas (Bagua), Ayacucho (Huamanga), Cusco (La Convencion, Paucartambo), Huanuco (Huanuco), Junin (Chanchamayo, Satipo), Lima (Lima), Pasco (Oxapampa), San Martin (Moyobamba, Rioja) ( Degallier, 1981; Arriagada, 2015; Torres, 2020). In coastal deserts, Andean foothills, montane forests, and tropical rainforests ( Fig. 1D).