Repairs Part ID - figured I should ask before I remove

I'm trying to help my 91 year old father in law with his Husqvarna LGT 2654. He told me it was leaking so I took it out, let it run idle for about 15 minutes then opened the hood and checked it out. I noticed oil leaking (please see attached picture) but before I take this part off (to examine the leak behind it) I figure I should identify what this part is. I looked in the owners manual but could not find it in there either.



The oil I saw leaking is behind this part, and is running down the engine block.



I guess I should also add that I know very little about small engine repair. I took a small engine repair class in junior high school but that was in 1973-1974.



Thanks a million for any assistance with this.



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