Melychiopharis cynips

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iMelychiopharis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Melychiopharis
Simon, 1895
Species: M. cynips
Diversity
1 species
Binomial name
Melychiopharis cynips
Simon, 1895
Species

See text.

Melychiopharis cynips is an ant-mimicking spider from Brazil.

It is the sole described species in its genus, and was transferred from the family Araneidae to Theridiidae in 2005, based mainly on characteristics of the male palp.

[edit] References

  • Santos, A.J., Brescovit A.D. & Levi, H.W (2005). Melychiopharis: an atypical orb-weaving spider from South America (Araneae: Araneidae). Zootaxa 1016:57–64 Abstract


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