Arachnotermes

Arachnotermes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Arachnotermes
Mello-Leitão, 1928[1]
Species: A. termitophilus
Binomial name
Arachnotermes termitophilus
Mello-Leitão, 1928[1]

Arachnotermes is a genus of jumping spiders. Its sole described species, Arachnotermes termitophilus, is only found in Brazil.[1]

The female of this species has a body length of 2.5 mm. The body is hairy with black erect hairs and small white scales. The general color is white. On the cephalothorax is an arc of white scales. Two large transverse white lines are found on the abdomen. The underside is black.[2]

This species is found in the nests of termites. It was first described from Varginha, Brazil.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gen. Arachnotermes Mello-Leitão, 1928", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-04-09
  2. 1 2 de Mello-Leitão, C.F. (1928). "Novas notas arachnologicas". Boletim do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro (in Portuguese). 4 (3): 49–54.


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