Melyrid beetle

Batrachotoxin (from certain species of frogs Dendrobatidae), melyrid beetles, and birds Pitohui, Ifrita kowaldi, Col-luricincla megarhyncha)) Human, subcutaneously 2-7 pg/kg of bw (est.)... 

In 2004, it was reported that Melyrid beetles were found in the... 

Guinea. Some Melyrid beetles are now known to contain large amounts of batrachotoxin and varieties of this beetle are found all over the tropics, including Golombia and New Guinea, where they may form part of the diet of both the frogs and the birds. Whether the beetles make the batrachotoxin themselves or obtain it from their diet is not known at present. It would be unusual for a beetle to synthesize steroid molecules like batrachotoxin, so it mav be that... 

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