First report for the Neotropics of predation by the waterscorpion Ranatra (Hemiptera: Nepidae) on a member of Gerromorpha (Hemiptera)
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https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v5i1.193Abstract
The water scorpion Ranatra pittieri was observed preying on an adult of the water strider Eurygerris flavolineatus in a closed laboratory system. This is the first report for the Neotropics of the predation by a member of the infraorder Nepomorpha on a species of Gerromorpha.
KEYWORD
Waterscorpions, Heteroptera, Gerridae, Nepomorpha, Costa Rica, Central America
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