Paederus cruenticollis (Whiplash Rove Beetle)
Staphylinidae: Paederinae: Paederini
These small and brightly coloured Rove beetles are common on wet soil. They release a defensive secretion which, on contact with the skin, produces a lesion medically known as 'Paederus dermatitis', but colloquially as 'whiplash'.
Paederus cruenticollis is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands
Species information
- Paederus cruenticollis Scientific name
- Whiplash Rove Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Unknown
- 593m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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Location information
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Maps
Katarina's garden -
Places
Melba, ACT
