Abstract
Contents: Introduction - Synonymy - Distribution - Description and Identification - Life History - Notes on Behavior - Importance as a Predator - Medical Importance - Enemies - Selected References
This document is EENY086, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date June 1999. Revised December 2005, August 2014, and March 2017. Visit the EDIS website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu. This document is also available on the Featured Creatures website at http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/.
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