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Thaumastochilus termitomimus

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Thaumastochilus termitomimus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Zodariidae
Genus: Thaumastochilus
Species:
T. termitomimus
Binomial name
Thaumastochilus termitomimus
Jocqué, 1994

Thaumastochilus termitomimus is a spider species of the family Zodariidae. Unlike other zodariid spiders, which mostly hunt and sometimes look like ants, T. termitomimus mimics termites.

Distribution

T. termitomimus occurs in South Africa.

References

  • Jocqué R. (1994). A termite mimicking spider: Thaumastochilus termitomimus n. sp. (Araneae, Zodariidae). J. afr. Zool. 108:321-327.