Enoplomischus
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Enoplomischus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).
This genus has a large spike-like process on its pedicel. This structure probably mimics a similar spike present in the anterior part of the abdomen of the Odontomachus ants that these spiders seem to be modeled after.
[edit] Species
- Enoplomischus ghesquierei Giltay, 1931 — Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Enoplomischus spinosus Wesolowska, 2005 — Kenya
[edit] References
- Wesołowska W. (2005): A new species of Enoplomischus from Kenya (Araneae: Salticidae: Leptorchestinae). Genus 16 (2): 307-311, 8 ff. PDF
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
