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Venoms of Coleoptera

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Arthropod Venoms

Abstract

The order Coleoptera contains more than a quarter of a million species divided amongst about 200 families. The members of this order undergo a complete metamorphosis. Species are known that live on the ground, on plants, in wood, on flowers, in carrion, etc., and in and on water. As will be seen below only 12 families have been studied regarding toxins.

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Weatherston, J., Percy, J.E. (1978). Venoms of Coleoptera. In: Bettini, S. (eds) Arthropod Venoms. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology / Handbuch der experimentellen Pharmakologie, vol 48. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45501-8_19

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