Paederus sp. (genus) (Whiplash rove beetle)
Family Staphylinidae.
These beetles carry a defensive secretion (pederin) that can cause serious dermatitis ('whiplash' dermatitis) in humans - see http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/environment/factsheets/Pages/rove-beetles.aspx .
Paederus sp. (genus) is listed in the following regions:
Species information
- Paederus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Whiplash rove beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 870.88m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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Maps
Aranda Bushland Block 402 Boro City Renewal Authority Area Denman Prospect 2 Estate Deferred Area (Block 12) Dunlop Grasslands Isaacs Ridge and Nearby Keverstone National Park Molonglo Gorge Mount Ainslie Mount Majura Mount Painter Piney Ridge QPRC LGA Sullivans Creek, Lyneham South -
Places
Ainslie, ACT Bigga, NSW Borough, NSW Canberra, ACT Fraser, ACT Hackett, ACT Holt, ACT Isaacs, ACT Jerrabomberra, NSW Kowen, ACT Lyneham, ACT Macarthur, ACT Molonglo Valley, ACT Murrumbateman, NSW Paddys River, ACT Stromlo, ACT
