Biology and life history of the araneophagic assassin bug Stenolemus bituberus including a morphometric analysis of the instars (Heteroptera, Reduviidae)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 59-76

  Wignall, Anne E ^a   Taylor, Phillip W ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Araneophagy; Assassin bug; Life history; Stenolemus bituberus

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; INSECT; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY; MATING BEHAVIOR; MICROHABITAT; MORPHOMETRY; PHENOLOGY; PREDATION;

ACHAEARANEA; ARANEAE; BADUMNA; HETEROPTERA; HETEROPTERA REDUVIIDAE; PHOLCUS; REDUVIIDAE; STENOLEMUS;

EID: 39849090756     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930701825150     Document Type: Article

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