Emesopsis streiti explained

Emesopsis streiti is a species of Emesinae described from Malaysia.[1]

Emesopsis streiti was found of decaying bamboo culms of Gigantochloa scortechinii. The species preyed upon a wide variety of insect and arthropod groups. E. streiti is apparently preyed upon by theridiid spiders.

Etymology

This species is named in honour of the Swiss ecologist Prof. Bruno Streit.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A New Species of Emesopsis Uhler, 1893 (Insecta: Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from Peninsular Malaysia, with notes on its biology. . Damir Kovac, C. M. Yang . 1995 . The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Singapore, 43: 453-462 . 2021-06-14 . PDF . .
  2. Web site: Department of Ecology and Evolution (1985 - 2019/20), Prof. Dr. Bruno Streit . . Faculty of Biological Sciences (15) . . 2021-06-14 .