Predation by the scorpion Rhopalurus junceus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) on the centipede Scolopocryptops ferrugineus (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopocryptopidae).

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2015
Authors:T. M. Rodríguez-Cabrera, Martínez-Muñoz, C. A., Teruel, R.
Journal:Revista Ibérica de Aracnología
Volume:26
Pagination:85-86
Date Published:06/2015
Keywords:Chilopoda, Cuba, depredación, predation, Rhopalurus, Scolopocryptops, Scorpiones
Abstract:

A second case of predation on centipedes (Chilopoda) by the Cuban endemic scorpion Rhopalurus junceus (Herbst, 1800) (Buthidae) is recorded here, in this case on Scolopocryptops ferrugineus (Linnaeus, 1767) (Scolopocryptopidae), in north Matanzas province, western Cuba.

Se reporta un segundo caso de depredación de ciempiés (Chilopoda) por el escorpión endémico cubano Rhopalurus junceus (Herbst, 1800) (Buthidae), en esta ocasión sobre Scolopocryptops ferrugineus (Linnaeus, 1767) (Scolopocryptopidae), en el norte de la provincia de Matanzas, Cuba occidental.

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