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Entomological Surveillance and Cantharidin Concentrations in Mylabris variabilis and Epicauta rufidorsum Blister Beetles in Slovenia

Animals, 2021
True blister beetles (genus Epicauta, family Meloidae) produce cantharidin, which can cause toxicosis in humans and animals. Some recent reports suggest that poisoning by the blister beetle has occurred in the Mediterranean part of Slovenia, which has ...
Breda Jakovac-Strajn, Diana Brozić, Gabrijela Tavčar-Kalcher, Janja Babič, Tomi Trilar, Modest Vengust   +5 more
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Blister beetle dermatitis: Few observations helping in diagnosis [PDF]

International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2013
Ashish Singh, Ajai Kumar Singh, Deepti Singh, Asha Varghese   +3 more
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Striped Blister Beetle, Epicauta vittata (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Meloidae)

EDIS, 2004
The striped blister beetle, Epicauta vittata (Fabricius), is a native species. It has been collected from all eastern states west to, and including, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma. In Canada it is known from Quebec and Ontario.
John L. Capinera
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Blister Beetle Dermatitis Outbreaks in Mali

Military Medicine, 2022
ABSTRACTIntroductionMeloidae 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 contact.Material and MethodsWe describe recurrent Meloidae-related dermatitis outbreaks and their ...
Velut, Guillaume, Grau, Martin, Valois, Aude, Holterbach, Lise, François, Mickaël, Gall, Philippe Le, Aigle, Luc, Pommier de Santi, Vincent, Bologna, Marco   +8 more
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Genomic content of chemosensory receptors in two sister blister beetles facilitates characterization of chemosensory evolution

BMC Genomics, 2020
Background More than 2500 species belong to the Meloidae family (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea), members of which produce the potent defensive blistering agent cantharidin and are commonly known as blister beetles or Spanishflies.
Yuan-Ming Wu, Yang-Yang Liu, Xiang-Sheng Chen   +2 more
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Blistering Beetle Dermatitis: An Outbreak [PDF]

Medical Journal Armed Forces India, 2006
Blister beetles, which are abundant in Madhya Pradesh and Punjab cause peculiar skin lesions. We came across large number of such cases.This descriptive study comprised 46 cases of Blistering beetle dermatitis who presented to skin OPD, over a period of one month from 17 April to 15 May 2002.All cases belonged to one company of soldiers deployed near ...
Col Rajesh, Verma, Sunil, Agarwal
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Unraveling the role of male reproductive tract and haemolymph in cantharidin-exuding Lydus trimaculatus and Mylabris variabilis (Coleoptera: Meloidae): a comparative transcriptomics approach

BMC Genomics, 2021
Background Meloidae (blister beetles) are known to synthetize cantharidin (CA), a toxic and defensive terpene mainly stored in male accessory glands (MAG) and emitted outward through reflex-bleeding. Recent progresses in understanding CA biosynthesis and
Emiliano Fratini, Marco Salvemini, Fabrizio Lombardo, Maurizio Muzzi, Marco Molfini, Silvia Gisondi, Elia Roma, Veronica D’Ezio, Tiziana Persichini, Tecla Gasperi, Paolo Mariottini, Andrea Di Giulio, Marco Alberto Bologna, Manuela Cervelli, Emiliano Mancini   +14 more
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How internet search and patient's self-diagnosis helped in the management of a case of paederus dermatitis

Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, 2022
Searching symptoms on the internet and self-diagnosis is being criticized for its uncertainty in the diagnosis. However, it may help the patient and the doctor in the diagnosis and management of a disease. In this article, we present a case where the use
Shaikat Mondal, Himel Mondal
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"Blister Beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae) in Nahavand County (Hamedan Province, Iran) and Their Ecological Relationship to Other Coleopteran Families" [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2002
Field collection in Nahavand county (Hamedan Province, Iran) revealed 9 blister beetle (Col: Meloidae) species from three different tribes of subfamily Meloinae.
MR Nikbakhtzadeh, S Tirgari   +1 more
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Cultural Significance of Beetles in Sub-Saharan Africa

Insects, 2021
An overview is given of how beetles are utilised, perceived, and experienced in daily life across sub-Saharan Africa. More than 300 people from 27 countries were interviewed and the results were compared with literature findings.
Arnold van Huis
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