Notes on the nesting and prey capture habits of Corythalia conferta (Araneae: Salticidae) in urban area
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https://doi.org/10.14295/bjs.v1i10.173Keywords:
Salticidae, Zeta argillacea, Trypoxylon sp., HymenopteraAbstract
This study adds data on nesting habits and confirms the tendency of myrmecophagy of the newly described Salticidae spider species, Corythalia conferta. One spider was observed living inside a pot built by the wasp Zeta argillacea (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae). Another used one of the chambers of a tubular clay nest (“organ tube”), of a Trypoxylon sp. wasp (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae). It can also take shelter in any available cavity.
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