Rove beetles of medical importance in Brazil (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae)

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia

Juliana S. Vieira²  Cibele S. Ribeiro-costa¹  Edilson Caron¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Amazonas Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Tecnologia de Itacoatiara Itacoatiara AM ,Brazil

关键词: Insecta;    Neotropical;    New World;    pederin;    skin injuries;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0085-56262014000300005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Rove beetles of medical importance in Brazil (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae). The rove beetles of the genus Paederus Fabricius, 1775 are the most important group within Coleoptera causing dermatitis around the world. The medical importance of Paederus depends on its toxic hemolymph released when these beetles are crushed on human skin. The effects are mainly dermatitis linearis and some sporadic cases of conjunctivitis. In Brazil seven species of Paederus are known to cause dermatitis: P. amazonicus Sharp, 1876, P. brasiliensis Erichson, 1840, P. columbinus Laporte, 1835, P. ferus Erichson, 1840, P. mutans Sharp, 1876, P. protensus Sharp, 1876 stat. rev., and Paederus rutilicornis Erichson, 1840. Paederus mutans and P. protensus are for the first time recorded as of medical importance, whereas the record of P. rutilicornis in Brazil is doubtful. All seven species are redescribed and a dichotomous key is provided. The geographic distributions of all species are documented. The results provided here include the most recent and relevant taxonomic revision of Paederus of the Neotropical region, the first identification key for Brazilian species and the increase of recorded species of medical importance in the world.

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