01323nas a2200157 4500008004100000245009700041210006900138300001400207490000700221520080900228653001201037653002101049653001601070100002701086856005201113 2014 eng d00aNatural prey of the crab spider Xysticus marmoratus (Araneae: Thomisidae) on Eryngium plants0 aNatural prey of the crab spider Xysticus marmoratus Araneae Thom a130–1320 v423 a

The natural prey of medium-sized juvenile (ca. 3 mm) crab spiders Xysticus marmoratus Thorell 1875 inhabiting Eryngium biebersteinianum plants was studied on the Absheron Peninsula, Azerbaijan. The percentage of specimens found feeding on prey was low (3.4%). Xysticus marmoratus is a polyphagous predator with representatives of four arthropod orders found in its diet. The primary food of X. marmoratus was ants (Formicidae), which accounted for 83.3% of the total number of prey. The length of prey killed by X. marmoratus ranged between 0.87–7.50 mm (mean 2.96 mm) and constituted from 28.5–300.0% (mean 96.9%) of the length of their captors. The most frequently captured size group of prey was 50–70% the length of the spiders.

10aAraneae10akleptoparasitism10aMilichiidae1 aHuseynov, Fizuli, oglu uhttp://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1636/P13-86.101526nas a2200193 4500008004100000245009900041210006900140300000800209490000700217520093800224653001401162653001601176653001601192100001901208700002301227700001401250700001801264856005001282 2014 eng d00aDroppings From Captive Coturnix coturnix (Galliformes: Phasianidae) as a Fly Breeding Resource0 aDroppings From Captive Coturnix coturnix Galliformes Phasianidae a1-40 v143 a

The aim of this study was to describe the fauna of flies associated with captive Coturnix coturnix (L.) (Galliformes: Phasianidae) droppings. Samples of 150 g of quail droppings were exposed in the quail house for 48 h in plastic containers to promote eventual access of flies, and then placed in emergence traps. The number of adults and species emerging was recorded daily. This procedure was carried out in spring 2008 and spring and autumn 2009. In total, 2,138 adults belonging to Muscidae, Calliphoridae, Piophilidae, Phoridae, Fanniidae, and Milichiidae families were collected. The most numerous family was Muscidae (representing >82% of the total specimens), with Musca domestica L. being the most abundant species followed by Ophyra aenescens (Wiedemann) (both Diptera: Muscidae). Quail breeding should include adequate droppings management policies to avoid potential sanitary issues related to fly production.

10aArgentina10abird faeces10aMilichiidae1 aHorenstein, MB1 aLynch-Ianniello, I1 ade Dio, B1 aGleiser, R.M. uhttps://milichiidae.myspecies.info/node/23056