Storosa

Storosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Zodariidae
Genus:	Storosa; Jocqué, 1991
Type species
	S. obscura Jocqué, 1991;
Species
	S. obscura Jocqué, 1991 — Australia (Queensland, New South Wales) ; S. tetrica (Simon, 1908) — Australia (Western Australia);

Storosa is a genus of Australian ant spiders first described by Rudy Jocqué in 1991.^[2] As of April 2019^[update] it contains only two species.^[1] S. obscura is a fast running spider found on the ground between litter. It can grow up to 13 millimetres (0.51 in) long and waves its front legs if threatened.^[3]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Gen. Storosa Jocqué, 1991". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
^ Jocqué, R. (1991). "A generic revision of the spider family Zodariidae (Araneae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 201: 1–160.
^ "Burrow-making spiders, ant-hunting spiders: Family Zodariidae". Spiders of Australia. Retrieved 2019-04-14.

[NMBE-1] "Gen. Storosa Jocqué, 1991". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-14.

[Jocq1991-2] Jocqué, R. (1991). "A generic revision of the spider family Zodariidae (Araneae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 201: 1–160.

[3] "Burrow-making spiders, ant-hunting spiders: Family Zodariidae". Spiders of Australia. Retrieved 2019-04-14.

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