Belotus

Belotus is a genus of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae. There are at least four described species in Belotus.^[1][2][3]

Belotus
Belotus abdominalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Cantharidae
Tribe:	Chauliognathini
Genus:	Belotus Gorham, 1881

Species

These four species belong to the genus Belotus:

• Belotus abdominalis LeConte, 1851
• Belotus antillarum Leng & Mutchler
• Belotus bicolor Brancucci, 1979
• Belotus minutus Leng & Mutchler

References

1. "Belotus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Belotus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Belotus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

• Brancucci, M. (1979). "Révision du genre Belotus Gorham (Col. Cantharidae)". Entomologica Basiliensia. 4: 361–430. ISSN 0253-2484.
• Pelletier, G.; Hébert, C. (2014). "The Cantharidae of Eastern Canada and Northeastern United States". Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification. 25: 1–246. doi:10.3752/cjai.2014.25.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.