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Consumo de presas por Argiope argentata (F.) (Araneae: Araneidae) y Plesiometa argyra (Walkenaer) (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) en arroz irrigado en Colombia

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Bastidas López, Harold

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Bastidas López, Harold; Pantoja López, Alberto; Hernández M., María del Pilar. 1994. Consumo de presas por Argiope argentata (F.) (Araneae: Araneidae) y Plesiometa argyra (Walkenaer) (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) en arroz irrigado en Colombia. Manejo Integrado de Plagas (Costa Rica). (32):30-32.

The feeding habits of two spider species, Plesiometa argyra (Walkenger) and A. argentata (F), was studied during 1992 on irrigated rice fields of Colombia. The number of carcasses/web was similar for both species, but a significantly higher number of arthropods/carcass was recorded for P. argyra. Eighty three percent of the arthropods collected for this species belong to Diptera (35.5 percent) and Homoptera (48.2 percent).