Paederus fuscipes
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Author(s): Merle Shepard, Gerald R.Carner, and P.A.C Ooi, Insects and their Natural Enemies Associated with Vegetables and Soybean in Southeast Asia
Source: IPM Images
Author(s): Merle Shepard, Gerald R.Carner, and P.A.C Ooi, Insects and their Natural Enemies Associated with Vegetables and Soybean in Southeast Asia
Source: IPM Images
Paederus fuscipes Curtis, 1826
This beetle is found in eastern Asia where it peys on a variety of different insects. Apart from feeding on leafhoppers in the field, for example, it can be also found in houses where it is a predator of cockroaches (e.g. see Bong et al., 2014). When accidentally crushed on the skin it will release paederin, a substance causing Paederus dermatitis. When food is abundant it will multiply and become a health hazard. The adults are 7-10 mm long.
