Martin Vašíček

Ploštice kleptoparazitující u pokoutníků. A cleptoparasitic bug found by funnel-web spiders. Pavouk 45: 17-19 (in Czech, English abstract). 2018

Authors

Martin Vašíček, Mgr. Petr Kment, Ph.D.

Abstract

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.