Rupert L. L. Kellner Lehrstuhl für Tierökologie II, Universität Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany Z. Naturforsch. 53c, 1081-1086 (1998); received May 25/July 2, 1998 Pederin, Hemolymph Toxin, Paederus riparius, Biosynthesis, Sequestration Pederin analyses of single Paederus riparius specimens reared from the egg and kept for prolonged periods of time show that only the females are able to bio...

the family of staphylinidae (rove beetles) includes 40000 species and has a world-wide distribution . many species of paederus have been known for a long time as the causative agent of linear dermatitis. paederus beetles are attracted to artificial lights in the evening during the hot and humid summer nights. whenever they are crashed or smeared on the skin they release their toxin called pede...

Two micropterous species of Paederus Fabricius, 1775 from East Nepal are described and illustrated: (incertae sedis) digitalis spec. nov. P . acifer They distinguished other geographically close congeners. Including the new species, fauna currently includes 37 24 them exclusive. Additional records two widespread reported Chinese province Yunnan Vietnam.

abstract background and purpose: paederus associated dermatitis has always been considered as a health problem in the northern of iran. since until now, the traditional method and some corticosteroids have been used in the treatment of paederus dermatitis (pd) and no comprehensive studies have been carried out on the new method of treatment. therefore, this study was aimed to compare the anti-i...

The life history characteristics of the rove beetle Paederus fuscipes Curtis were studied under laboratory conditions using three field strains from Malaysia: Desa Wawasan (DW), Sri Pinang (SP), and Ampang Jajar (AJ). The total development time of immature stages differed significantly among the three strains, especially between DW (17.43 +/- 0.16 d), SP (18.60 +/- 0.19 d), and AJ (18.68 +/- 0....