Evarcha culicivora sp.nov., a mosquito-eating jumping spider from East Africa [Araneae: Salticidae]

• Autorzy: Wesolowska W , Jackson R.R.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Evarcha culicivora sp. nov., a jumping spider from western Kenya, is described. Records of natural prey are summarized, showing that this species feeds primarily on female mosquitoes, including Anopheles gambiae, the most important vector of human malaria in East Africa. This may be a salticid with unusually direct significance for public health.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Evarcha culicivora; Araneae; jumping spider; mosquito; arachnology; Afrotropical Region; Africa; Salticidae

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Annales Zoologici
• Rocznik: 2003
• Tom: 53
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.335-338,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Wesolowska W

• Wroclaw University, Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335 Wroclaw, Poland

autor

Jackson R.R.

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