Decapitación de milpiés Xystodesmidae (Polydesmida) por escarabajos Phengodidae

Abstract

This paper describes predation on the millipede Rhysodesmus byersi (Diplopoda: Xystodesmidae) by beetle larvae of the Phengodidae family, which constitutes the first report of this interaction between these 2 arthropod families. One of the predatory larvae was a neotenic female. Beetles decapitate millipedes in order to feed from their internal tissues.