Ant spiders are members of the familyZodariidae. They are small to medium-sized eight-eyed spiders found in all tropical and subtropical regions of South America, Africa, Madagascar, Australia-New Guinea, New Zealand, Arabia and the Indian subcontinent.[3] Most species are daytime hunters and live together with ants, mimicking their behavior and sometimes even their chemical traits.[3] Although little is known about most zodariids, members of the genus Zodarion apparently feed only on ants; a number of other genera in the family are apparently also ant (or termite) specialists.[4]
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spider, members, family, zodariidae, they, small, medium, sized, eight, eyed, spiders, found, tropical, subtropical, regions, south, america, africa, madagascar, australia, guinea, zealand, arabia, indian, subcontinent, most, species, daytime, hunters, live, t. Ant spiders are members of the family Zodariidae They are small to medium sized eight eyed spiders found in all tropical and subtropical regions of South America Africa Madagascar Australia New Guinea New Zealand Arabia and the Indian subcontinent 3 Most species are daytime hunters and live together with ants mimicking their behavior and sometimes even their chemical traits 3 Although little is known about most zodariids members of the genus Zodarion apparently feed only on ants a number of other genera in the family are apparently also ant or termite specialists 4 Ant spidersTemporal range Palaeogene present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg NFemale Mallinella fulvipesScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaSubphylum ChelicerataClass ArachnidaOrder AraneaeSuborder OpisthothelaeInfraorder AraneomorphaeFamily ZodariidaeThorell 1881 1 Diversity 2 90 genera 1259 speciesMale Palindroma morogorom Female Mallinella shimojanaiGenera EditAs of December 2022 update the World Spider Catalog accepted the following genera 1 Acanthinozodium Denis 1966 Akyttara Jocque 1987 Amphiledorus Jocque amp Bosmans 2001 Antillorena Jocque 1991 Asceua Thorell 1887 Aschema Jocque 1991 Asteron Jocque 1991 Australutica Jocque 1995 Ballomma Jocque amp Henrard 2015 Basasteron Baehr 2003 Caesetius Simon 1893 Cambonilla Jocque 2019 Capheris Simon 1893 Cavasteron Baehr amp Jocque 2000 Chariobas Simon 1893 Chilumena Jocque 1995 Cicynethus Simon 1910 Colima Jocque amp Baert 2005 Cryptothele L Koch 1872 Cybaeodamus Mello Leitao 1938 Cydrela Thorell 1873 Cyrioctea Simon 1889 Diores Simon 1893 Dusmadiores Jocque 1987 Epicratinus Jocque amp Baert 2005 Euasteron Baehr 2003 Euryeidon Dankittipakul amp Jocque 2004 Forsterella Jocque 1991 Habronestes L Koch 1872 Heliconilla Dankittipakul Jocque amp Singtripop 2012 Heradida Simon 1893 Heradion Dankittipakul amp Jocque 2004 Hermippus Simon 1893 Hetaerica Rainbow 1916 Holasteron Baehr 2004 Indozodion Ovtchinnikov 2006 Ishania Chamberlin 1925 Lachesana Strand 1932 Laminion Sankaran Caleb amp Sebastian 2020 Leprolochus Simon 1893 Leptasteron Baehr amp Jocque 2001 Leviola Miller 1970 Lutica Marx 1891 Malayozodarion Ono amp Hashim 2008 Mallinella Strand 1906 Mallinus Simon 1893 Masasteron Baehr 2004 Mastidiores Jocque 1987 Microdiores Jocque 1987 Minasteron Baehr amp Jocque 2000 Murphydrela Jocque amp Russell Smith 2022 Neostorena Rainbow 1914 Nostera Jocque 1991 Nosterella Baehr amp Jocque 2017 Notasteron Baehr 2005 Omucukia Kocak amp Kemal 2008 Palaestina O Pickard Cambridge 1872 Palfuria Simon 1910 Palindroma Jocque amp Henrard 2015 Parazodarion Ovtchinnikov Ahmad amp Gurko 2009 Pax Levy 1990 Pentasteron Baehr amp Jocque 2001 Phenasteron Baehr amp Jocque 2001 Platnickia Jocque 1991 Procydrela Jocque 1999 Psammoduon Jocque 1991 Psammorygma Jocque 1991 Pseudasteron Jocque amp Baehr 2001 Ranops Jocque 1991 Rotundrela Jocque 1999 Selamia Simon 1873 Spinasteron Baehr 2003 Spinozodium Zamani amp Marusik 2022 Storena Walckenaer 1805 Storenomorpha Simon 1884 Storosa Jocque 1991 Subasteron Baehr amp Jocque 2001 Suffascar Henrard amp Jocque 2017 Suffasia Jocque 1991 Suffrica Henrard amp Jocque 2015 Systenoplacis Simon 1907 Tenedos O Pickard Cambridge 1897 Thaumastochilus Simon 1897 Tropasteron Baehr 2003 Tropizodium Jocque amp Churchill 2005 Trygetus Simon 1882 Workmania Dankittipakul Jocque amp Singtripop 2012 Zillimata Jocque 1995 Zodariellum Andreeva amp Tyschchenko 1968 Zodarion Walckenaer 1826See also EditList of Zodariidae species Myrmarachne a genus of ant mimicking spiders in the family SalticidaeReferences Edit a b Family Zodariidae Thorell 1881 genus list World Spider Catalog Natural History Museum Bern retrieved 2017 04 28 Currently valid spider genera and species World Spider Catalog Natural History Museum Bern retrieved 2017 04 28 a b Zodariidae ant spiders Retrieved 2019 11 02 zodariid ground spiders EOL Encyclopedia of Life Retrieved 2019 11 02 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ant spider amp oldid 1132940572, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
