Feeding of Scydmaenus rufus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae) on oribatid and uropodine mites: Prey preferences and hunting behaviour
Prey preferences and feeding-related behaviour of a Central European species of Scydmaeninae, Scydmaenus rufus, were studied under laboratory conditions.Results of prey choice experiments involving redken shades eq 07m driftwood 22 identified species of mites belonging to 13 families of Oribatida and two families of Mesostigmata (Uropodina) demonst