Notes on the predation of an assassin bug by a spider in a Neotropical cave

Author

Leopoldo Ferreira de Oliveira Bernardi
Vinicius da Fontoura Sperandei
Livio Dorneles Audino

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Publication Date

January 2020

Abstract

Intraguild predation have rarely been documented in scientific literature, even though this type of interaction can affect population dynamics and competition. In this study we present an intraguild predation event that occurred at different times, but in the same cave, where we observed spiders of the species Enoploctenus cyclotorax preying on specimens of assassin bug Zelurus diasi. Inside the studied caves, food resources are scarce and populations can be fairly small in size. It is possible, therefore, that these events are the result of ecological pressures imposed by the hypogean environment.

Keywords

Brazil, Intraguild, Invertebrates, Zelurus, Enoploctenus

Document Type

Article

Notes

Subterranean Biology, Vol. 33 (2020-01-17).

Identifier

SFS0063152_00001

Recommended Citation

Bernardi, Leopoldo Ferreira de Oliveira; da Fontoura Sperandei, Vinicius; and Audino, Livio Dorneles, "Notes on the predation of an assassin bug by a spider in a Neotropical cave" (2020). KIP Articles. 3670.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/3670