On the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Uttarakhand, India Author Sar, Abha text Records of the Zoological Survey of India 2020 120 4 471 478 journal article 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/140908 2581-8686 13186561 4. Philonthus chalceus Stephens, 1832 ( Figure 4 ) 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).