Eur. J. Entomol. 102 (4): 797-799, 2005

Natural prey of the jumping spider Menemerus taeniatus (Araneae: Salticidae)

Elchin F. HUSEYNOV
Institute of Zoology, Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences, Block 504, Passage 1128, Baku 370073, Azerbaijan;

The natural prey of the jumping spider Menemerus taeniatus (L. Koch, 1867) was studied on the Absheron Peninsula, Azerbaijan. The percentage of specimens of M. taeniatus found feeding was low (10.7%). This investigation showed that M. taeniatus is a polyphagous predator feeding on a wide range of arthropods, including representatives of eight arthropod orders. The primary food of M. taeniatus was Diptera and Lepidoptera, which collectively made up about two thirds of total prey. The length of prey killed by M. taeniatus ranged between 1.10 and 13.00 mm (mean 6.14 mm), which is between 15.2 and 216.7% (mean 90.3%) of the length of their captors. Most frequently taken prey (50%) were medium-sized arthropods varying between 50-100% of the spiders' body length.

Keywords: Araneae, Salticidae, jumpingspiders, Menemerus taeniatus, diet, prey length

Received: September 27, 2004; Revised: April 4, 2005; Accepted: April 4, 2005; Published: November 3, 2005  Show citation

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HUSEYNOV, E.F. (2005). Natural prey of the jumping spider Menemerus taeniatus (Araneae: Salticidae). EJE, 102(4), 797-799
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