25. BELONUCHUS Nordmann, 1837: 129

Belonuchus rufipennis (Fabricius, 1801: 597) [ Staphylinus]

Belonuchus pallipes Melsheimer, 1844: 35 [synonymized by Fauvel 1877: xxvii]

Staphylinus formosus Gravenhorst, 1806: 72 [synonymized by Fauvel 1877: xxvii]

Distribution: Canada, USA, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, The Guianas, French Guiana, Galapagos Isl., Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Jamaica, Trinidad-Tobago (Trinidad Is., Tobago Is.), Hawaii, Italy (intro [not established]).

Locality records: AHUACHAPÁN: National Park El Imposible (CZUG, determined by Navarrete-Heredia 2020); LA LIBERTAD-SAN SALVADOR: Natural Protected Area El Espino-Forest Los Pericos (CZUG, determined by Navarrete-Heredia 2020); WITHOUT SPECIFIC DEPARTMENT: Without specific locality Herman 2001e: 2533; Navarrete-Heredia et al. 2002: 335; Chani-Posse 2011: 226-227; Asenjo et al. 2013: 311; Chani-Posse et al. 2018b: 26.