@article {23071, title = {Natural prey of the crab spider Xysticus marmoratus (Araneae: Thomisidae) on Eryngium plants}, journal = {Journal of Arachnology}, volume = {42}, year = {2014}, pages = {130{\textendash}132}, abstract = {

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.

}, keywords = {Araneae, kleptoparasitism, Milichiidae}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1636/P13-86.1}, url = {http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1636/P13-86.1}, author = {Fizuli oglu Huseynov, E} } @article {23056, title = {Droppings From Captive Coturnix coturnix (Galliformes: Phasianidae) as a Fly Breeding Resource}, journal = {Journal of Insect Science (Tucson)}, volume = {14}, year = {2014}, pages = {1-4}, abstract = {

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.

}, keywords = {Argentina, bird faeces, Milichiidae}, doi = {10.1093/jisesa/ieu012}, author = {MB Horenstein and Lynch-Ianniello, I and de Dio, B and Gleiser, R.M.} }