Paederinae
| Paederinae | |
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| Paederus sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Superfamily: | Staphylinoidea |
| Family: | Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900 |
| Subfamilies | |
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Paederinae Fleming 1821 are a subfamily of Staphylinidae.[1][2] In terms of phylogenetic relationships, the 14 subfamilies of Staphylinidae can be separated into three subgroups; such a classification system links Paederinae most closely with the subfamilies Stapholinidae and Xantholinidae.[3]
Paederinae includes two tribes, Paederini and Pinophilini.[4]
Three of the genera of Paederina, a subtribe of Paederini, are associated with a skin irritation called Paederus dermatitis, due to a potent vesicant in their haemolymph.[5] This irritant is called pederin and is highly toxic, more potent than cobra venom.[6]
Anatomy
- Pronotum with a large, opaque postcoxal process of the pronotal hypomeron.
- Intersegmental membranes with a brick-wall-like pattern.
- Tarsi 5-5-5, some apparently 4-4-4.
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Astenus cinctus
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Paederus littoralis
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Deroderus sp.
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Lathroium sp.
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Myrmecosaurus ferrugineus
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Palaminus sp.
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Sunius rufipes
Ecology
- Habitat: generally found in damp places, under logs, in caves, ant nests, in litter, on foliage.
- Collection Method: sift/Berlese forest litter, UV/MV light, sweeping vegetation.
- Biology: predacious, inquilines, etc.
Systematics
Thirty-six genera and 436 species in North America.
References
- Newton, A. F., Jr., M. K. Thayer, J. S. Ashe, and D. S. Chandler. 2001. 22. Staphylinidae Latreille, 1802. pp. 272–418. In: R. H. Arnett, Jr., and M. C. Thomas (eds.). American beetles, Volume 1. CRC Press; Boca Raton, FL. ix + 443 p.
References
- ↑ Newton, A. F., Jr., M. K. Thayer, J. S. Ashe, and D. S. Chandler. 2001. 22. Staphylinidae Latreille, 1802. pp. 272–418. In: R. H. Arnett, Jr., and M. C. Thomas (eds.). American beetles, Volume 1. CRC Press; Boca Raton, FL. ix + 443 p.
- ↑ Anlaş, Sinan; I. Ethem Çevik** (2008). "Faunistic studies on Paederinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in Manisa province, Turkey". Munis Entomology & Zoology 3 (2): 665–674. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ↑ Naomi, Shun-ichiro (1985). "The phylogeny and higher classification of the Staphylinidae and their allied groups (Coleoptera, Staphylinoidea)". Esakia 23.
- ↑ "Paederinae". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ↑ Capineira, John L; J. Howard Frank (2008). "Dermatitis linearis". Encyclopedia of entomology. Springer. pp. 1179–. ISBN 978-1-4020-6242-1.
The 28 species thus far shown to produce such a toxin belong to three of the 14 genera of Paederina, namely Paederus, Paederidus, and Megalopaederus
- ↑ "Ectoparasites". Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp. Retrieved 2007-06-04.
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