Belonuchus agilis, a fourth species of this genus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) reported from Florida.
Frank J. H.
Author Affiliation: Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0630, USA.
Florida Entomologist 87 : 92-93
Abstract : On 9 July 2003, a multilure trap in a mango tree in Miami, Florida, USA caught a staphylinid beetle which was later identified as a female of B. agilis, lacking the apices of both antennae and some tarsomeres. Specimens of this species are easily distinguished from other adult Belonuchus in Florida by being black, with the last two abdominal segments largely yellow. The species poses no threat to agriculture because adults and larvae are predacious. This is thought to be the first report of B. agilis from Florida.