Staphylinidae

Fig. 4 Evolution of solvents and solvent-mixtures in the defensive secretion of Oxytelinae (Staphylinidae) beetles. The secretions of all worldwide investigated species are saturated with the toxic compound p-toluquinone (left). The topical irritancy of the mixtures is continuously increased from primitive to advanced taxa. The cladogram on the left side includes the most important primitive (Deleaster Coprophilus, Syntomium) and several advanced genera [117,122]...

Palasonin (97), a cantharidin-related toxin, has recently been detected in the hemolymph and tissues of several families of beetles (Meloidae, Cleridae, Staphylinidae) that produce cantharidin or feed on cantharidin containing an-... 

Araujo J. and Pasteels J. M. (1987) Ultrastructure de la glande defensive d Eusphalerum minutum Kraatz (Coleoptera Staphylinidae). Arch. Biol. 98, 15-34. 

Happ G. M. and Happ C. M. (1973) Fine structure of the pygidial glands of Bledius mandibularis (Coleoptera Staphylinidae). Tissue Cell 5, 215-231. 

The soil arthropod fauna greatly changes following urea treatment. Certain species that are rarely found in the untreated soil, such as Atheta spp. (Coleoptera Staphylinidae) and small dipterans, appear abundantly in the treated soil under the alkaline conditions of the EP. Conversely, some arthropods, which are often found in the untreated soil, disappear from the treated soil (Kohei Sawada, pers. comm.). 

The arrival of blowflies, and subsequently their larvae, is followed quickly by the arrival of the flesh flies (Diptera Sarcophagidae), other carrion flies (Diptera Muscidae), and predaceous beetle species such as rove beetles (Coleoptera Staphylinidae), carrion beetles (Silphidae), clown beetles (Histeridae), skin beetles (Dermestidae), and checkered beetles (Cleridae). A variety of other fly families may be found in association with the body, and hide beetles (Trogidae) and larvae of some of the aforementioned beetle groups may feed on carrion itself, often on remains of hair, skin, and clothing in late decomposition (Smith 1986). 

The Staphylinidae, or rove beetles, may be found in the surface layer of soil. They are voracious maggot predators, actively chasing maggots below the soil surface (Smith 1986). These beetles may arrive shortly following colonization of the corpse by blowfly larvae, with peak numbers under and around the corpse observed just prior to and at the time of larval migration from the corpse (Putman 1978). 

Peschke, K. and Metzger, M. (1987). Cuticular hydrocarbons and female sex pheromones of the rove beetle, Aleochara curtula (Goeze) (Coleoptera Staphylinidae). Insect Biochem., 17,167-178. 

Akino, T. (2002). Chemical camouflage by myrmecophilous beetles Zyras comes (Coleoptera Staphylinidae) and Diaritiger fossulatus (Coleoptera Pselaphidae) to be integrated into the nest of Lasius fuliginosus (Hymenoptera Formicidae). 

Kistner, D. H. (2000). A new genus and species of a queen mimicking termitophile from Brazil (Coleoptera Staphylinidae). Sociobiology, 35,191-195. 

Stoeffler, M Maier, T.S., Tolasch, T. and Steidle, J.L.M. (2007). Foreign-language skills in rove-beetles Evidence for chemical mimicry of ant alarm pheromones in myrmecophilous Pella beetles (Coleoptera Staphylinidae)../. Chem. Ecol., 33, 1382-1392. 

Kellner RLE, Dettner K. Differential efficacy of toxic pederin in deterring potential arthropod predators of Paederus (Coleoptera Staphylinidae) offspring. Oecologia 1996 107 293-300. 

Kellner RLL, Dettner K. Allocation of pederin during lifetime of Paedems rove beetles (Coleoptera Staphylinidae) evidence for polymorphism of hemolymph toxin. J. Chem. Ecol. 1995 21 1719-1733. 

Kellner RLL. Molecular identification of an endosymbiotic bacterium associated with pederin biosynthesis in Paedems sabaeus (Coleoptera Staphylinidae). Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol. 2002 32 389-395. 

Coleoptera (Carabidae) (adult Staphylinidae) (larval Staphylinidae) (Elateridae) (Coccinellidae) (Circulionidae)... 

Staphylinidae) todes, springtoiis, sene smoHer and have no pincers population interplant with i i... 

Staphylinidae. See Rove beetles Starch spray, 484-85 Steelblue flea beetles, 290 Steinernema f=Neoplectana) carpocapsae, 457 Stem nematodes... 

Andersen, A. and R. Eltun (2000), Long term developments in the carabid and staphylinid (Col., Carabidae and Staphylinidae) fauna during conversion from conventional to biological... 

Occurrence I. was first isolated from the Australian ant Iridomyrmex detectus and the hunting beetle Sta-phylinus olens, Coleoptera Staphylinidae). It was later also found in the essential oil of a not exactly defined Australian species of Myoporum. Nepetalac-tone occurs in the essential oil (51%) of the genuine catmint Nepeta cataria, Lamiaceae) and is an attrac-tant for cats. 

ScHiLDKNECHT, H., D. Berger, D. Krauss, j. Connert, j. Gehlhaus, and H. Essen-BREis Defensive Chemistry of Stems comma (Coleoptera Staphylinidae). LXI. J. Chem. Ecol. 2, 1-11 (1976). 

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