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Melychiopharis cynips

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Melychiopharis cynips
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Melychiopharis
Species:
M. cynips
Binomial name
Melychiopharis cynips
Simon, 1895

Melychiopharis cynips is an ant-mimicking spider from Brazil.

It was briefly transferred from the family Araneidae to Theridiidae between 2002 and 2005, based mainly on characteristics of the male palp.

References

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  • Santos, A.J., Brescovit A.D. & Levi, H.W (2005). Melychiopharis: an atypical orb-weaving spider from South America (Araneae: Araneidae). Zootaxa 1016:57–64 Abstract