STAPHYLINIDAE

Mead, A., Carlton, J. T., Griffiths, C. L. & Rius, M., 2011, Introduced and cryptogenic marine and estuarine species of South Africa, Journal of Natural History 45 (39 - 40), pp. 2463-2524 : 2491

Family STAPHYLINIDAE

Cafius xantholoma (Gravenhorst, 1806) Introduced

This common European rove beetle ( Haghebaert 1989) occurs on South African beaches ( Prins 1984; Stenton-Dozey and Griffiths 1983), where it is found in decaying kelp and other microhabitats. We have not yet determined the first record of this species in South Africa, although we assume it to be an early introduction, perhaps centuries ago, given that solid ballast is the most likely vector.