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).

Published as part of Giraldo-Mendoza, Alfredo Edgardo, 2025, Distribution records of the main forensically important species of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Peru, pp. 323-338 in Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2) on page 329, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.323, http://zenodo.org/record/17024815