Melychiopharis cynips
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Melychiopharis cynips is an ant-mimicking spider from Brazil.
It is the sole described species in its genus, and was briefly transferred from the family Araneidae to Theridiidae between 2002 and 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
