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Paederus fuscipes

Paederus fuscipes

Classification

Class
Insecta

Paederus is a genus of small beetles of the family Staphylinidae ("rove beetles"). With 622 valid species assigned by 1987 to the subtribe Paederina (Paederus and its close allies), and with all but 148 within Paederus itself, the genus is large. Due to toxins in the hemolymph of some species within this genus, it has given its name to paederus dermatitis, a characteristic skin irritation that occurs if one of the insects is crushed against skin.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Germany · 55Switzerland · 13United Kingdom · 10France · 9Netherlands · 5Belgium · 4Spain · 4Italy · 1Luxembourg · 1