Stenolemus lanipes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Reduviidae |
Genus: | Stenolemus |
Species: | S. lanipes |
Binomial name | |
Stenolemus lanipes Wygodzinsky, 1949 |
Stenolemus lanipes is a species of thread-legged bug (Emesinae).
This species feeds on spiders, especially spiderlings of Parasteatoda tepidariorum. Stenolemus lanipes will not feed upon other insects (such as Drosophila) placed upon a web, even to the point of starvation.
References
- ^ Hodge, M. (1984). "Anti-predator behavior of Achaearanea tepidariorum (Theridiidae) towards Stenolemus lanipes (Reduviidae): preliminary observations" (PDF). Journal of Arachnology. 12: 369–370.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Stenolemus lanipes |
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