Castianeira
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| Castianeira | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Corinnidae |
| Genus: | Castianeira Keyserling, 1879 |
| Species | |
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C. cingulata | |
| Diversity | |
| 131 species | |
Castianeira is a genus of spiders present in Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas.
Some of its species mimic ants; others prey on them.
| spider | model ant |
|---|---|
| C. cingulata | Camponotus planatus |
| C. cubana | |
| C. dentata | |
| C. dubia | |
| C. longipalpus | myrmicine or ponerine ant |
| C. memnonia | Pachycondyla obscuricornis Emery |
| C. tenuiformis | |
| C. rica | Atta sp., Odontomachus sp, etc. |
| C. trilineata | Camponotus castaneus (Latreille) |
References
- Cushing P.E. (1997). Myrmecomorphy and myrmecophily in spiders: a review. Fla. Entomol. 80:165–193. PDF
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