Abstract
We present a taxonomic analysis of contents of Nepenthes smilesii Hemsley, 1895 (Nepenthaceae) pitchers collected in Bi Doup – Nui Ba National Park (South Vietnam). 230 specimens of insects, belonging to 7 orders and 17 families, as well as 7 specimens of arachnids (2 orders), 2 specimens of chilopods, 2 specimens of isopods and 1 specimen of oligochaetes were identified. Animal composition from N. smilesii pitchers is dominated by flightless and poorly flying invertebrate forms. Small ant species Technomyrmex yamanei Bolton, 2007 is a predominant prey. Besides ants, Heteroptera and Blattodea are groups dominating in ration, that distinguishes N. smilesii from other Nepenthes species, studied before in this context.
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