Abstract

SANCHEZ-ECHEVERRIA, Karina; CASTELLANOS, Ignacio; ZARAGOZA-CABALLERO, Santiago  and  BUENO-VILLEGAS, Julián. Decapitation of Xystodesmidae (Polydesmida) millipedes by Phengodidae beetles. Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2014, vol.85, n.4, pp.1273-1276. ISSN 2007-8706.  https://doi.org/10.7550/rmb.43660.

This paper describes predation on the millipede Rhysodesmus byersi (Diplopoda: Xystodesmidae) by beetle larvae of the Phengodidae family, which constitutes the first report of this interaction between these 2 arthropod families. One of the predatory larvae was a neotenic female. Beetles decapitate millipedes in order to feed from their internal tissues.

Keywords : predation; Diplopoda; prey; neoteny; Coleoptera.

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