Belotus Explained

Belotus is a genus of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae. There are at least four described species in Belotus.

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

Further reading

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