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    This document summarizes observations of predation on the centipede Akymnopellis platei by the spider Steatoda sp. in Chile. Specifically: - In May 2017, a juvenile A. platei individual was found wrapped in a Steatoda sp. web in a restroom in Lirquén, Chile. - This represents the first record of Steatoda predation on A. platei in Chile, adding to limited knowledge of predator-prey relationships among local invertebrates. - While arachnid predation on scolopendrid centipedes has been observed before, the spider's web may provide an advantage, especially against smaller or juvenile

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    This document summarizes observations of predation on the centipede Akymnopellis platei by the spider Steatoda sp. in Chile. Specifically: - In May 2017, a juvenile A. platei individual was found wrapped in a Steatoda sp. web in a restroom in Lirquén, Chile. - This represents the first record of Steatoda predation on A. platei in Chile, adding to limited knowledge of predator-prey relationships among local invertebrates. - While arachnid predation on scolopendrid centipedes has been observed before, the spider's web may provide an advantage, especially against smaller or juvenile

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    Revista Ibérica de Aracnología, nº 33 (31/12/2018): 117–118.

    NOTAS CIENTÍFICAS
    Grupo Ibérico de Aracnología (S.E.A.). ISSN: 1576 - 9518. http://www.sea-entomologia.org

    Predation by the spider Steatoda sp. (Araneae, Theridiidae) on the centipede


    Akymnopellis platei (Attems, 1903) (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae)
    Emmanuel Vega Román1 & Víctor Hugo Ruiz2

    1
    Universidad de Concepción, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Departament to Zoology. Casilla 160 - C.
    Barrio Universitario, Concepción, Chile. emvega@udec.cl, corresponding author.
    2
    Universidad del Bío Bío, Programa de Doctorado en Educación en Consorcio. Chillan, Chile.

    Abstract: Studies regarding the Chilopoda in Chile are scarce, especially those of an ethological or ecological nature. The present
    study presents the first records of predation on Akymnopellis platei in Chile by synanthropic spiders of the genus Steatoda, as well
    as discussing knowledge gaps in the subject.
    Key words: Chilopoda, Scolopendridae, Araneae, Theridiide, predation, Chile.

    Depredación por la araña Steatoda sp. (Araneae, Theridiidae) sobre el ciempiés Akymnopellis platei (Attems, 1903) (Scolo-
    pendromorpha: Scolopendridae)
    Resumen: En Chile son escasos los estudios sobre quilópodos y más aún en ámbitos etológicos y ecológicos. En el presente es-
    tudio se entregan los primeros registros de depredación sobre Akymnopellis platei en Chile por arañas sinantrópicas del género
    Steatoda. Así también se discuten vacíos de conocimiento en torno al tema.
    Palabras clave: Chilopoda, Scolopendridae, Araneae, Theridiide, predation, Chile.

    According to Shelley (2008) and Vega-Román & Ruiz (2018), genus distribution patterns of the Chilopoda in the Vicente Pérez Rosales
    Akymnopellis in Chile contains the species Akymnopellis chilensis National Park. Therefore, additional investigations are necessary for
    (Gervais, 1847), Akymnopellis laevigata (Porat, 1876), and Akymno- understanding prey handling behavior by Steatoda sp. and for dis-
    pellis platei (Attems, 1903). The latter presents a wide distribution covering the strategies used by this species to subdue other potential-
    with records ranging from Antofagasta to Concepción (Vega-Román ly dangerous ones, such as large centipedes.
    & Ruiz, 2018).
    Similar to other Scolopendromorpha species, Akymnopellis Acknowledgments
    platei is a chilopod with edaphic habits associated with highly vege- Emmanuel Vega-Román was supported by a doctoral fellowship from
    tated and humid areas and is considered an active and voracious the Chilean National Commission for Scientific and Technological
    predator within the humic fauna (Edgecombe & Giribet, 2007). Research (CONICYT) CONICYTPCHA/Doctorado Nacional/2017-
    On May 29, 2017, a juvenile A. platei was found wrapped in a 2171666 and Marlayna Clevenger.
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    (47 km north of the regional capital, Concepción) (Fig. 1. A, B). The Bibliography
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    Fig. 1. A) Steatoda sp. 1. B) A. platei caught in spider web.

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