Blister beetles of genus Epicauta Dejean, 1834 (Coleoptera: Meloidae) from Panamá: diversity, distribution and clinical cases
Vol. 88 No. 2 (2024), Original Articles
Vol. 88 No. 2 (2024)

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

Original Articles
Published 2024-12-31
Roberto J. Miranda
Departamento de Investigación en Entomología Médica, Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Panamá, República de Panamá
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8681-6681
Sergio E. Bermúdez
Departamento de Investigación en Entomología Médica, Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Panamá, República de Panamá
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1830-3133
Emilio E. Romero
Departamento de Fisiología, Universidad de Panamá, República de Panamá
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3262-0656
Roberto A. Cambra
Museo de Invertebrados G. B. Fairchild, Universidad de Panamá, República de Panamá
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3799-4710
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Keywords

Neotropic zoogeographic region
taxonomy
dermatozoonoses
species

Abstract

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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Copyright (c) 2024 Roberto J. Miranda, Sergio E. Bermúdez, Emilio E. Romero, Roberto A. Cambra

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