Microcaeculus andrei (Lawrence)
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.170355 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6265919 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6D765421-BC42-8531-857F-B64E16FE7ACA |
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Plazi |
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Microcaeculus andrei (Lawrence)
Caeculus andrei Lawrence, 1939: 540 .
Microcaeculus andrei: Franz, 1952: 102 .
Specimens examined: Site 9427, 2 females; Site 9430, 1 female; Site 9911, 2 females; Site 9914, 1 female.
Microcaeculus andrei and the following species, M. monticolus , are both endemic South African species ( Lawrence, 1939). Species of Microcaeculus are known to be predatory, feeding on Collembola ( Otto, 1993) , which they capture by lying in wait for prey to approach ( Krantz, 1978). Both species encountered in this study were rare.
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Microcaeculus andrei (Lawrence)
| Halliday, R. B. 2005 |
Microcaeculus andrei:
| Franz 1952: 102 |
Caeculus andrei
| Lawrence 1939: 540 |