Zodariellum

Zodariellum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Euarthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Zodariidae
Genus: Zodariellum
Species: Z. surprisum
Binomial name
Zodariellum surprisum
Andreeva & Tyschchenko, 1968[1]

Zodariellum is a genus of spiders in the Zodariidae family. It was first described in 1968 by Andreeva & Tyschchenko. As of 2017, it contains only one species, Zodariellum surprisum.[1]

They are ant-eating spiders and are mainly found in Central Asia. Their capture frequency and paralysis latency are different while capturing different ant species. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Zodariidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  2. "Capture efficiency of an ant-eating spider, Zodariellum asiaticum (Araneae: Zodariidae), from Kazakhstan.". www.biomedsearch.com. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
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