| Stenolemus lanipes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Genus: | Stenolemus |
| Species: | S. lanipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Stenolemus lanipes Wygodzinsky, 1949 | |
Stenolemus lanipes is a species of thread-legged bug (Emesinae).
This species feeds on spiders, especially spiderlings of Parasteatoda tepidariorum . [1] Stenolemus lanipes will not feed upon other insects (such as Drosophila ) placed upon a web, even to the point of starvation. [1]