Phelister rufinotus Marseul 1861

Small size (length: 1.5 mm, width: 1.3 mm). Body oval, black, shiny, with elytron reddish or black rufescent. Pronotum with finer and sparse punctation, larger on medial part close to posterior margin. Pronotal hypomeron glabrous in dorsal view. Elytron with finer and sparse punctation in intervals; dorsal elytral striae 1–4 complete, fifth present on distal half and with a large basal puncture; sutural stria present on distal half. Pygidium with finer and dense punctation and without grooves. Protibiae with outer margin not expanded and with 7 separated denticles.

Brazil (Mazur 2011). New record for Argentina.