Hypotelus pusillus is a species of beetle of the family Staphylinidae. It is found in the United States (Florida), Mexico (Chiapas, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Tabasco, Vera Cruz), Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil (Pará, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul), Paraguay, Cuba, Jamaica, Grenada, the Grenadines and Trinidad.
Description Adults reach a length of about . They are light to dark brown, with yellowish elytra (sometimes with a darker basal area).
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