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Rove beetles of the genus Paederus cause dermatitis when they come in contact with human skin. Their hemolymph contains a blistering, vesicant and toxic amide named pederin. Dermatitis caused by stimulation of beetle Paederus, is a common health problem in Iran especially in Mazandaran (North of Ira...

Rove beetles, genus Paederus have a vesicant toxin amid, in their hemolymph, named pederin, and caused lesions on human skin. It was first described by a procedure on 25 million Paederus fuscipes collected from the field. A few studies were conducted about pederin content of each beetle. It is very ...

Dermatitis linearis is skin irritation resulting from contact with the hemolymph of rove beetles from the genus Paederus. Paederus neither bite nor sting, but accidental crushing on human skin causing the release of the toxin paederin. Massive outbreaks are frequently reported in tropical regions of...

During a study conducted in north-west parts of Mazandaran province (around Caspian Sea areas), Paederus fuscipes was found. The adults Paederus started to appear in May and lasted until October. However they lived up to 12 months, and they spent 6-8 months in hibernation according to different loca...

Staphylinidae with 3000 species is one of the biggest families of Coleoptera. Paederus genus comprising 600 species are found in tropical and temperate climates. The majority of staphilinid beetles are predators of insect larvae and mites and nematodes and are regarded as biological agents to contro...

There are epidemics of dermatitis linearis in various parts of Iran every year during spring and summer, especially in the northern provinces along the Caspian Sea shores. This kind of dermatitis is induced by the genus Paederus (Coleoptera: Staphyli,nidae) and its highest incidence is from June to ...