Zelus araneiformis
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| Zelus araneiformis Haviland
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Zelus araneiformis is a species of true bug (harpactorinae) found in French Guyana. This species completes its development on Cecropia obtusa Aubl. (Urticaceae),[1] which is unusual for predatory assassin bugs. Other species of Zelus use sticky resins to aid in prey capture.
References
- ^ Bérenger, Jean-Michel and Pluot-Sigwalt, Dominique. "Special relationships of certain predatory Heteroptera Reduviidae with plants. First known case of a phytophagous Harpactorinae" (PDF). Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences - Series III - Sciences de la Vie. Volume 320, Issue 12, December 1997, Pages 1007-1012.
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