Oncopeltus miles (Blanchard, 1852)

Fa ̇ ndez, Eduardo I., Castillo, Rodrigo & Rocca, Javiera R., 2016, Aposematism and unpalatability in the Chilean milkweed bug Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) miles (Blanchard, 1852) (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae): experiences with spiders (Arachnida: Araneae)., Arquivos Entomolóxicos 16, pp. 333-336 : 334

Oncopeltus miles (Blanchard, 1852) and Frigga crocuta (Taczanowski, 1878) ( Araneae : Salticidae )

In the same area, specimens of F. crocuta were dominant and ferocious predators on most of the arthropods all over the place. However, when F. crocuta specimens got closer to adults of O. miles there was no interaction. Furthermore, there was found together, in the same shelter inside of a decay leaf of the host, a specimen of O. miles with recently emerged nymphs and a female of F. crocuta with its ootheca. In that reduced space there was no interaction between any specimen of Oncopeltus miles and the spider. Little after the emergence, the nymphs started to invade the space of the spider ( Fig. 4 ). Even in that situation, the spider made no attempt to attack the bugs. In addition, we found in the same plant two egg batches of O. miles deposited in a dry leaf which was previously occupied by an ootheca of F. crocuta ( Fig. 5).

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Fig. 4.- Oncopeltus miles recently emerged nymphs with Frigga crocuta adult and its ootheca.