Subfamily of beetles
| Paederinae |
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| Paederus littoralis |
Scientific classification  |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Staphylinidae
Lameere, 1900 |
| Subfamily: | Paederinae
Fleming, 1821 |
The Paederinae are a subfamily of the Staphylinidae, rove beetles.[1][2] As of 2024[update], three tribes are accepted within this subfamily: Lathrobiini, Paederini, and Pinophilini.[3] This insect is commonly known as Tomcat.[citation needed]
Three of the genera of a subtribe of the Paederini are associated with a skin irritation called Paederus dermatitis, due to a potent vesicant in their haemolymph.[4] This irritant, pederin, is highly toxic, more potent than cobra venom.[5] Thirty-six genera and 436 species are found in North America, generally in damp places, under logs, in caves and ant nests, in litter, or on foliage. Genera include Rugilus and Trisunius.
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.
- ^ "Paederinae". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2007-03-05. Retrieved 2007-06-04.
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Extant Coleoptera families
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- Crowsoniellidae (Crowsoniella relicta)
- Cupedidae (reticulated beetles)
- Jurodidae (Sikhotealinia zhiltzovae)
- Micromalthidae (telephone-pole beetle)
- Ommatidae
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| Extant families | - Amphizoidae (trout-stream beetles)
- Aspidytidae
- Carabidae (ground beetles)
- Cicindelidae (tiger beetles)
- Dytiscidae (predaceous diving beetles)
- Gyrinidae (whirligig beetles)
- Haliplidae (crawling water beetles)
- Hygrobiidae
- Meruidae (Meru phyllisae)
- Noteridae (burrowing water beetles)
- Trachypachidae (false ground beetles)
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| Bostrichiformia | | Bostrichoidea | - Bostrichidae (auger beetles)
- Dermestidae (skin beetles)
- Endecatomidae
- Jacobsoniidae (Jacobson's beetles)
- Nosodendridae (wounded-tree beetles)
- Ptiniidae (furniture beetles, death watch beetles, spider beetles)
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| Derodontoidea | - Derodontidae (tooth-necked fungus beetles)
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| Cucujiformia | | Chrysomeloidea | |
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| Cleroidea | |
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| Coccinelloidea | |
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| Cucujoidea | |
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Curculionoidea
(weevils) | - Anthribidae (fungus weevils)
- Attelabidae (leaf-rolling weevils)
- Belidae (primitive weevils)
- Brentidae (straight snout weevils, New York weevil)
- Caridae
- Curculionidae (true weevils, bark beetles, ambrosia beetles)
- Nemonychidae (pine flower weevils)
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| Lymexyloidea | - Lymexylidae (ship-timber beetles)
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| Tenebrionoidea | - Aderidae (ant-like leaf beetles)
- Anthicidae (ant-like flower beetles)
- Archeocrypticidae (cryptic fungus beetles)
- Boridae (conifer bark beetles)
- Chalcodryidae
- Ciidae (minute tree-fungus beetles)
- Melandryidae (false darkling beetles)
- Meloidae (blister beetles)
- Mordellidae (tumbling flower beetles)
- Mycetophagidae (hairy fungus beetles)
- Mycteridae (palm and flower beetles)
- Oedemeridae (false blister beetle)
- Perimylopidae, or Promecheilidae
- Prostomidae (jugular-horned beetles)
- Pterogeniidae
- Pyrochroidae (fire-coloured beetles)
- Pythidae (dead log bark beetles)
- Ripiphoridae (wedge-shaped beetles)
- Salpingidae (narrow-waisted bark beetles)
- Scraptiidae (false flower beetles)
- Stenotrachelidae (false longhorn beetles)
- Synchroidae (synchroa bark beetles)
- Tenebrionidae (darkling beetles)
- Tetratomidae (polypore fungus beetles)
- Trictenotomidae
- Ulodidae
- Zopheridae (ironclad beetles, cylindrical bark beetles)
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| Elateriformia | | Buprestoidea | - Buprestidae (jewel beetles, or metallic wood-boring beetles)
- Schizopodidae
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| Byrrhoidea | - Byrrhidae (pill beetles)
- Callirhipidae (cedar beetles)
- Chelonariidae (turtle beetles)
- Cneoglossidae
- Dryopidae (long-toed water beetles)
- Elmidae (riffle beetles)
- Eulichadidae (forest stream beetles)
- Heteroceridae (variegated mud-loving beetles)
- Limnichidae (minute mud beetles)
- Lutrochidae (travertine beetles)
- Psephenidae (water-penny beetles)
- Ptilodactylidae
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| Dascilloidea | - Dascillidae (soft bodied plant beetles)
- Rhipiceridae (cicada beetle, cicada parasite beetles)
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| Elateroidea | - Artematopodidae (soft-bodied plant beetles)
- Brachypsectridae (Texas beetles)
- Cantharidae (soldier beetles)
- Cerophytidae (rare click beetles)
- Elateridae (click beetles)
- Eucnemidae (false click beetles)
- Jurasaidae
- Lampyridae (fireflies)
- Lycidae (net-winged beetles)
- Omethidae (false fireflies, long-lipped beetles)
- Phengodidae (glowworm beetles)
- Rhagophthalmidae
- Sinopyrophoridae
- Throscidae (false metallic wood-boring beetles)
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| Rhinorhipoidea | - Rhinorhipidae (Rhinorhipus tamborinensis)
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| Scirtoidea | |
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| Scarabaeiformia | | Scarabaeoidea | - Belohinidae (Belohina inexpectata)
- Bolboceratidae
- Diphyllostomatidae (false stag beetles)
- Geotrupidae (dor beetles)
- Glaphyridae (bumble bee scarab beetles)
- Glaresidae (enigmatic scarab beetles)
- Hybosoridae (scavenger scarab beetles)
- Lucanidae (stag beetles)
- Ochodaeidae (sand-loving scarab beetles)
- Passalidae (betsy beetles)
- Pleocomidae (rain beetles)
- Scarabaeidae (scarabs)
- Trogidae (hide beetles)
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| Staphyliniformia | |
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Astenus cinctus
Deroderus sp.
Lathroium sp.
Myrmecosaurus ferrugineus
Palaminus sp.
Sunius rufipes
