Stenolemus lanipes
Stenolemus lanipes is a species of thread-legged bug (Emesinae).
| Stenolemus lanipes | |
|---|---|
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 | |
This species feeds on spiders, especially spiderlings of Parasteatoda tepidariorum.[1] Stenolemus lanipes will not feed upon other insects (such as Drosophila) placed upon a web, even to the point of starvation.[1]
References
- Hodge, M. (1984). "Anti-predator behavior of Achaearanea tepidariorum (Theridiidae) towards Stenolemus lanipes (Reduviidae): preliminary observations" (PDF). Journal of Arachnology. 12: 369–370.
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