Lampyridae larva: a natural predator of schistosome vector snails in Liberia.
A lampyrid larva (Coleoptera) was found during snail collecting in Liberia, West Africa to be a natural predator of Biomphalaria pfeifferi and Bulinus globosus.
D000818:Animals; D001700:Biomphalaria / Q000469:parasitology*; D002033:Bulinus / Q000469:parasitology*; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000502:physiology*; D004199:Disease Vectors; D007814:Larva; D011235:Predatory Behavior; D012547:Schistosoma / Q000254:growth & development*