Thaumastochilus termitomimus
Thaumastochilus termitomimus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Zodariidae |
Genus: | Thaumastochilus |
Species: | T. termitomimus |
Binomial name | |
Thaumastochilus termitomimus JocquƩ, 1994 | |
Thaumastochilus termitomimus is a spider species of the Zodariidae family. Unlike other zodariid spiders, which mostly hunt and sometimes look like ants, T. termitomimus mimics termites.
Distribution
T. termitomimus occurs in South Africa.
References
- JocquƩ R. (1994). A termite mimicking spider: Thaumastochilus termitomimus n. sp. (Araneae, Zodariidae). J. afr. Zool. 108:321-327.
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