Family of spiders
Male Palindroma morogorom Female Mallinella shimojanai 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] mimicking their behavior and sometimes even their chemical traits.[ 3] Zodarion genera in the family are apparently also ant (or termite ) specialists.[ 4]
Genera
As of November 2024[update] World Spider Catalog accepted the following genera:[ 1]
Acanthinozodium Denis, 1966 Akyttara Jocqué, 1987 Amphiledorus Jocqué & Bosmans, 2001 Antillorena Jocqué, 1991 Asceua Thorell, 1887 Aschema Jocqué, 1991 Asteron Jocqué, 1991 Australutica Jocqué, 1995 Ballomma Jocqué & Henrard, 2015 Basasteron Baehr, 2003 Caesetius Simon, 1893 Cambonilla Jocqué, 2019 Capheris Simon, 1893 Cavasteron Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 Chariobas Simon, 1893 Chilumena Jocqué, 1995 Cicynethus Simon, 1910 Colimarena Jocqué & Baert, 2021 Cryptothele L. Koch, 1872 Cybaeodamus Mello-Leitão, 1938 Cydrela Thorell, 1873 Cyrioctea Simon, 1889 Diores Simon, 1893 Dusmadiores Jocqué, 1987 Epicratinus Jocqué & Baert, 2005 Euasteron Baehr, 2003 Euryeidon Dankittipakul & Jocqué, 2004 Forsterella Jocqué, 1991 Habronestes L. Koch, 1872 Heliconilla Dankittipakul, Jocqué & Singtripop, 2012 Heradida Simon, 1893 Heradion Dankittipakul & Jocqué, 2004 Hermippus Simon, 1893 Hetaerica Rainbow, 1916 Holasteron Baehr, 2004 Indozodion Ovtchinnikov, 2006 Ishania Chamberlin, 1925 Lachesana Strand, 1932 Laminion Sankaran, Caleb & Sebastian, 2020 Leprolochus Simon, 1893 Leptasteron Baehr & Jocqué, 2001 Leviola Miller, 1970 Lutica Marx, 1891 Malayozodarion Ono & Hashim, 2008 Mallinella Strand, 1906 Mallinus Simon, 1893 Masasteron Baehr, 2004 Mastidiores Jocqué, 1987 Microdiores Jocqué, 1987 Minasteron Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 Murphydrela Jocqué & Russell-Smith, 2022 Neostorena Rainbow, 1914 Nostera Jocqué, 1991 Nosterella Baehr & Jocqué, 2017 Notasteron Baehr, 2005 Omucukia Koçak & Kemal, 2008 Palaestina O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872 Palfuria Simon, 1910 Palindroma Jocqué & Henrard, 2015 Parazodarion Ovtchinnikov, Ahmad & Gurko, 2009 Pax Levy, 1990 Pentasteron Baehr & Jocqué, 2001 Phenasteron Baehr & Jocqué, 2001 Platnickia Jocqué, 1991 Procydrela Jocqué, 1999 Psammoduon Jocqué, 1991 Psammorygma Jocqué, 1991 Pseudasteron Jocqué & Baehr, 2001 Ranops Jocqué, 1991 Rotundrela Jocqué, 1999 Selamia Simon, 1873 Spinasteron Baehr, 2003 Spinozodium Zamani & Marusik, 2022 Storena Walckenaer, 1805 Storenomorpha Simon, 1884 Storosa Jocqué, 1991 Subasteron Baehr & Jocqué, 2001 Suffascar Henrard & Jocqué, 2017 Suffasia Jocqué, 1991 Suffrica Henrard & Jocqué, 2015 Systenoplacis Simon, 1907 Tenedos O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 Thaumastochilus Simon, 1897 Tropasteron Baehr, 2003 Tropizodium Jocqué & Churchill, 2005 Trygetus Simon, 1882 Workmania Dankittipakul, Jocqué & Singtripop, 2012 Zillimata Jocqué, 1995 Zodariellum Andreeva & Tyschchenko, 1968 Zodarion Walckenaer, 1826
See also
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