The first record of the arachnophile stilt bug Metacanthus annulosus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Berytidae) in the Czech Republic, and its rediscovery in Slovakia
První nález štíhlenky pavoukomilné Metacanthus annulosus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Berytidae) v České republice a její znovuobjevení na Slovensku
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Klapalekiana 54(1–2): 123-130, 2018
Martin Vašíček, Jozef Cunev & Petr Kment
Published in print: 24th September 2018
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Abstract: The stilt bug Metacanthus (Cardopostethus) annulosus Fieber, 1859 (Hemiptera:
Heteroptera: Berytidae) is recorded from the Czech Republic (Moravia) for the
first time and from Slovakia after 132 years. The current distribution and
ecology of this species is reviewed. It is an arachnophile species usually found
in funnel-webs of agelenid spiders (Araneae: Agelenidae) in the Mediterranean.
However, arachnophile behaviour has not yet been confirmed in central Europe,
due to the scarcity of records.
Key words: Heteroptera, Berytidae, Metacanthus annulosus, arachnophily, kleptoparasite, first record, new species, Czech Republic, Slovakia