Arachnotermes

Arachnotermes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Section: Dionycha
Superfamily: Salticoidea
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Myrmarachninae
Genus: Arachnotermes
Mello-Leitão, 1928
Species: A. termitophilus
Binomial name
Arachnotermes termitophilus
Mello-Leitão, 1928
Species
Diversity
1 species

Arachnotermes is a genus of jumping spiders. Its only described species, Arachnotermes termitophilus, is only found in Brazil.

The female of this species has a body length of 2.5 mm. The body is hairy with black erect hairs and small white scales. The general color is white. On the cephalothorax is an arc of white scales. Two large transverse white lines are found on the abdomen. The underside is black.[1]

This species is found in the nests of termites. It was first described from Varginha, Brazil.[1]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 Mello-Leitão 1928

References


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