Paederus littoralis

Paederus • Staphylinidae (pests) • Coleoptera (hygenic/med.) • veterinary/medical pests • pests-diseases-weeds

Paederus littoralis (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Udo Schmidt
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Paederus littoralis Gravenhorst, 1802

This beetle is a predator in cereal fields, feeding on aphids. However, it has been also reported to cause dermatitis when crushed accidentally on the skin.

Publications covering Paederus littoralis

Zeitschrift für Pflanzenkrankheiten und Pflanzenschutz - Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection (2000) 107, 643-648
Ildiko Kollat-Palenga and Th. Basedow (2000)
Aphid feeding of predatory Staphylinidae on different strata (soil surface and wheat seedlings) in laboratory experiments