Thaumastochilus termitomimus

Thaumastochilus termitomimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Suborder:	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.