Blister beetles of genus Epicauta Dejean, 1834 (Coleoptera: Meloidae) from Panamá: diversity, distribution and clinical cases

The blister beetle genus Epicauta Dejean, 1834 from Panamá is revised. The following eight species of Epicauta are recognized for Panamá: E. aragua Adams & Selander, 1979, E. carmelita (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880), E. caustica Rojas, 1857, E. dohrni Haag-Rutenberg, 1880, E. flagellaria (Erichson 1848)...

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Main Authors: Roberto J. Miranda, Sergio E. Bermúdez, Emilio E. Romero, Roberto A. Cambra
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Published: Universidad de Concepción 2024-12-01
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author Roberto J. Miranda
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description The blister beetle genus Epicauta Dejean, 1834 from Panamá is revised. The following eight species of Epicauta are recognized for Panamá: E. aragua Adams & Selander, 1979, E. carmelita (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880), E. caustica Rojas, 1857, E. dohrni Haag-Rutenberg, 1880, E. flagellaria (Erichson 1848), E. grammica (Fischer, 1827), E. isthmica Werner, 1949 and E. major Pic, 1924. Information on the species that have caused clinical cases in Panamá is reviewed. An illustrated key to species and distribution in Panamá is included.
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spelling doaj-art-b7497f81cba2461683d78ce292dd58732025-02-08T07:10:47ZengUniversidad de ConcepciónGayana0717-652X0717-65382024-12-01882Blister beetles of genus Epicauta Dejean, 1834 (Coleoptera: Meloidae) from Panamá: diversity, distribution and clinical casesRoberto J. Miranda0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8681-6681Sergio E. Bermúdez1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1830-3133Emilio E. Romero2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3262-0656Roberto A. Cambra3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3799-4710Departamento de Investigación en Entomología Médica, Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Panamá, República de PanamáDepartamento de Investigación en Entomología Médica, Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Panamá, República de PanamáDepartamento de Fisiología, Universidad de Panamá, República de PanamáMuseo de Invertebrados G. B. Fairchild, Universidad de Panamá, República de PanamáThe blister beetle genus Epicauta Dejean, 1834 from Panamá is revised. The following eight species of Epicauta are recognized for Panamá: E. aragua Adams & Selander, 1979, E. carmelita (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880), E. caustica Rojas, 1857, E. dohrni Haag-Rutenberg, 1880, E. flagellaria (Erichson 1848), E. grammica (Fischer, 1827), E. isthmica Werner, 1949 and E. major Pic, 1924. Information on the species that have caused clinical cases in Panamá is reviewed. An illustrated key to species and distribution in Panamá is included. https://gayana.cl/index.php/gn/article/view/371Neotropic zoogeographic regiontaxonomydermatozoonosesspecies
spellingShingle Roberto J. Miranda
Sergio E. Bermúdez
Emilio E. Romero
Roberto A. Cambra
Blister beetles of genus Epicauta Dejean, 1834 (Coleoptera: Meloidae) from Panamá: diversity, distribution and clinical cases
Gayana
Neotropic zoogeographic region
taxonomy
dermatozoonoses
species
title Blister beetles of genus Epicauta Dejean, 1834 (Coleoptera: Meloidae) from Panamá: diversity, distribution and clinical cases
title_full Blister beetles of genus Epicauta Dejean, 1834 (Coleoptera: Meloidae) from Panamá: diversity, distribution and clinical cases
title_fullStr Blister beetles of genus Epicauta Dejean, 1834 (Coleoptera: Meloidae) from Panamá: diversity, distribution and clinical cases
title_full_unstemmed Blister beetles of genus Epicauta Dejean, 1834 (Coleoptera: Meloidae) from Panamá: diversity, distribution and clinical cases
title_short Blister beetles of genus Epicauta Dejean, 1834 (Coleoptera: Meloidae) from Panamá: diversity, distribution and clinical cases
title_sort blister beetles of genus epicauta dejean 1834 coleoptera meloidae from panama diversity distribution and clinical cases
topic Neotropic zoogeographic region
taxonomy
dermatozoonoses
species
url https://gayana.cl/index.php/gn/article/view/371
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