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Diet composition and prey selectivity by the spiderOecobius concinnus(Araneae: Oecobiidae) from Colombia

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Abstract:

The feeding ecology of most Oecobius species is poorly understood; nevertheless, the limited literature available suggests that obligate myrmecophagy is common in this genus. Recent evidence suggests that some species might do not share this trait, but could be locally specialized predators. We describe the diet and prey selectivity of the spider Oecobius concinnus (Simon 1893), a common pantropical species. Samplings of actual and potential prey for this species were made in the city of Ibagué, Colombia. Ants were the dominant prey. Other prey included in its diet were dipterans. These results suggest that O. concinnus is not an obligate myrmecophagous spider. Nevertheless, further studies will evaluate other aspects of the biology of this species to reveal its trophic strategy.

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Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

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SCImago Journal & Country Rank
FuenteJournal of Arachnology
Cuartil año de publicaciónNo disponible
Volumen42
Issue2
Páginas199 - 201
pISSNNo disponible
ISSN0161-8202

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Scienti ID0001117416-24Minciencias IDART-0001117416-24Openalex URLhttps://openalex.org/W2156664315
Open_access URLhttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/partpdf/229464Doi URLhttps://doi.org/10.1636/p13-81.1
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