Year
2018
Authors
Martin Vašíček
Mgr. Petr Kment, Ph.D.
Content
The stilt bug Metacanthus (Cardopostethus) annulosus Fieber, 1859 is the only arachnophile cleptoparasitic true-bug in Europe, currently discovered also in Czechia. It is usually found in funnel-webs of agelenid spiders in the Mediterranean, extending to Pannonia. We encourage arachnologist for help with collecting this bug to obtain more data about its biology and ecology.
Citation
Vašíček M. & Kment P. (2018): Ploštice kleptoparazitující u pokoutníků. A cleptoparasitic bug found by funnel-web spiders. Pavouk 45: 17-19 (in Czech, English abstract).