A case report of indirect hematophagy by a Salticidae spider (Arachnida: Araneae) in Quintana Roo, Mexico
Journal Title: REVISTA CHILENA DE ENTOMOLOGÍA - Year 2022, Vol 48, Issue 4
Abstract
We report a case of indirect hematophagy involving the jumping spider Frigga pratensis (Peckham and Peckham) by consuming a female specimen of Aedes albopictus Skuse in the city of Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico. This is the first record of such an unusual phenomenon in the Neotropics; it is debated whether this is an isolated case or whether there are major ecological implications.
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César Raziel Lucio-Palacio, Rahuel J. Chan-Chable
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- DOI 10.35249/rche.48.4.22.10
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