Thaumastochilus termitomimus

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Thaumastochilus termitomimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Suborder: Araneomorphae Family: Zodariidae Genus: Thaumastochilus Species: T. termitomimus
Binomial name
Thaumastochilus termitomimus Jocqué, 1994

Thaumastochilus termitomimus is a spider species of the Zodariidae family. Unlike other zodariid spiders, which mostly hunt and sometimes look like ants, T. termitomimus mimics termites.

[edit] Distribution

T. termitomimus occurs in South Africa.

[edit] References

• Jocqué R. (1994). A termite mimicking spider: Thaumastochilus termitomimus n. sp. (Araneae, Zodariidae). J. afr. Zool. 108:321-327.