Leptusa (Neopisalia) venusta (HOCHHUTH, 1849)

Assing, Volker, 2021, New species and additional records of Leptusa from the Palaearctic region, with a focus on the faunas of China and the Caucasus region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 71 (1), pp. 103-126 : 122-123

Leptusa (Neopisalia) venusta (HOCHHUTH, 1849)

Material examined: Russia: 2 exs., Krasnodarskiy Kray, Adler, Chvizhepse env., 43°38'32"N, 40°04'45"E, 300 m, beech forest, 4. VII.2014, leg. Kovalev (cKov) ; 13 exs., Krasnodarskiy Kray, Mezmay env., Temnolesskaya , 750 m, 12. VI.1999, leg. Smetana ( CNC, cAss) ; 2 exs., same data, but 7. VI.1999 ( CNC, cAss) ; 2 exs., same data, but 850 m, 9. VI.1999 ( CNC, cAss) ; 2 exs., Krasnodarskiy Kray, Mezmay env., Guama , 950–1000 m, 11. VI.1999, leg. Smetana ( CNC, cAss) ; 3 exs., Adygeia, 14 km NE Mt. Fisht, Lagonaki Plateau , 1700 m, 16. VI.1999, leg. Smetana ( CNC, cAss) ; 1 ex., same data, but 14. VI.1999 ( CNC) ; 3 exs., Adygeia, 12 km NE Mt. Fisht, Lagonaki

Plateau, 1800 m, 14. VI .1999, leg. Smetana ( CNC) .

Leptusa venusta is the most common of the Caucasian species of the genus. Its distribution is mapped in ASSING (2017).