Predatory behaviour on ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) by Ocypus olens (Müller) (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) under laboratory conditions

Entomological News

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 545-551

  Bonacci, Teresa ^a   Massolo, Alessandro ^b   Brandmayr, Pietro ^a   Brandmayr, Tullia Zetto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carabid beetles; Carabidae; Coleoptera; Laboratory; Ocypus olens; Predatory behaviour; Prey preference; Staphylinidae

Indexed keywords

AMARA ANTHOBIA; BRACHINUS; CALATHUS FUSCIPES; CARABIDAE; CHLAENIUS VELUTINUS; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; OCYPUS OLENS; POECILUS CUPREUS; STAPHYLINIDAE; STEROPUS;

EID: 33947123598     PISSN: 0013872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3157/0013-872X(2006)117[545:PBOGBC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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