When life gives you carcasses: first record of necrophagy by Coriomeris hirticornis on European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) (Hemiptera: Coreidae)

This study reports the first observation of necrophagy in the phytophagous leaf-footed bug Coriomeris hirticornis (Fabricius, 1794). Two individuals were observed feeding on the carcass of a European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L., 1758) in a peri-urban meadow near Madrid, Spain. This finding underscores the adaptive dietary flexibility of Coriomeris hirticornis under extreme environmental conditions, providing new insights into its ecological role and trophic interactions within Mediterranean ecosystems.