Adaptive significance of precocious pupation in the bean blister beetle, Epicauta gorhami (Coleoptera: Meloidae), a hypermetamorphic insect.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2017.03.011
Abstract: Larvae of the bean blister beetle, Epicauta gorhami Marseul (Coleoptera: Meloidae), feed on grasshopper eggs in soil and undergo hypermetamorphosis. They normally enter diapause as a pseudopupa at the fifth instar, a form characteristic of… read more here.
Keywords: blister beetle; epicauta gorhami; beetle epicauta; diapause ... See more keywords
Blister beetle dermatitis with mirror lesions in a cluster of travelers from Kenya.
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DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taab052
Abstract: After returning from Kenya, a 20-year old caucasian girl presented with multiple itching and burning erythematous skin lesions in her limbs, which progressively evolved to pustulous linear lesions, some of them with mirror distribution. Toxic… read more here.
Keywords: beetle dermatitis; mirror lesions; lesions cluster; blister beetle ... See more keywords
Blister Beetle Dermatitis Outbreaks in Mali.
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DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usac101
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Meloidae are distributed in temperate and arid regions but are also common in subtropical and tropical savannahs. These insects contain cantharidin, a vesicant substance that can cause poisoning by ingestion and dermatitis by direct… read more here.
Keywords: blister beetle; beetle dermatitis; dermatitis outbreaks; outbreaks mali ... See more keywords