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Ancylometes rufus

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Ancylometes rufus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Ctenidae
Genus: Ancylometes
Species:
A. rufus
Binomial name
Ancylometes rufus
(Walckenaer, 1837)

Ancylometes rufus is a species from the genus Ancylometes.[1] The species was originally described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. It is typically found near water. It has been seen predating on frogs, Dendropsophus melanargyreus [2] and Ameerega trivittata[3]

References

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  1. ^ Walckenaer, C. A. (1837). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Aptères. Tome premier. Roret, Paris 682 pp., Pl. 1-, 15.
  2. ^ Moura, Mário Ribeiro; Azevedo, Leonardo Pimenta (December 2011). "Observation of predation of the giant fishing spider Ancylometes rufus (Walckenaer, 1837) (Araneae, Ctenidae) on Dendropsophus melanargyreus Cope, 1877 (Anura, Hylidae)". Biota Neotropica. 11 (4): 349–352. doi:10.1590/S1676-06032011000400028.
  3. ^ Ramos, Daniel Ignacio; Caicedo Moncada, Javier Francisco (2019). "Predation event on the poison frog Ameerega trivittata (Spix, 1824) by the giant fishing spider Ancylometes rufus (Walckenaer, 1837)". Herpetology Notes. 12.