Notes on the jumping spider Corythalia conferta (Araneae: Salticidae), a possible myrmecophagous specialist in Argentina
We present data from a new study of Corythalia conferta Bayer, Höfer & Metzner, a recently described species that inhabits southern South America. A distribution update, morphological illustrations, and phylogeny of related Corythalia C. L. Koch species are presented. Also, we present data that sugg...
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| Formato: | info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Peckham Society
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/8932 https://peckhamia.com/peckhamia/PECKHAMIA_230.1.pdf http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4608823 |
| Sumario: | We present data from a new study of Corythalia conferta Bayer, Höfer & Metzner, a recently described species that inhabits southern South America. A distribution update, morphological illustrations, and phylogeny of related Corythalia C. L. Koch species are presented. Also, we present data that suggest that
this species may be the first Corythalia known to specialize in hunting ants (Formicidae). We describe its
hunting behavior and habitat. During a 300 hour field study, we recorded 86 prey items, 98.8% of which
were ants of 11 different species. |
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