Das Pfeilgift der Kalahari‐San: Tödliche Käferlarven

Abstract

ABB . 1 Der Körperinhalt der Larve wird nach Abzwicken des Kopfes oder Ausreißen eines Beines in mehreren Lagen

Two new Lebistina Motschulsky, 1864 species from Kenya and Tanzania (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini)

“…The genus Lebistina Motschulsky, 1864, known exclusively from Africa south of the Sahara, seems to be an exception. The members of the genus Lebistina are large and are ectoparasites (Lindroth 1971) of alticine leaf beetles which are used by the Kalahari-San as an efficient arrow poison for hunting (Mebs et al 1982, Neuwinger 2004. Furthermore, Lebistina larvae have been reported as a source for arrow poison for the Kalahari-San (Koch 1958, Neuwinger 2004, though this has been brought into question by Chaboo et al (2016).…”

“…The members of the genus Lebistina are large and are ectoparasites (Lindroth 1971) of alticine leaf beetles which are used by the Kalahari-San as an efficient arrow poison for hunting (Mebs et al 1982, Neuwinger 2004. Furthermore, Lebistina larvae have been reported as a source for arrow poison for the Kalahari-San (Koch 1958, Neuwinger 2004, though this has been brought into question by Chaboo et al (2016). The tri-trophic interaction between the toxic plant food sources of the Alticinae, the leaf beetles and their predators have been discussed numerous times in both primary and secondary literature (Jolivet 1968, Weber et al 2008.…”