Habronestes bradleyi

Taxobox
name = Habronestes bradleyi


image_width = 150px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Araneae
subordo = Araneomorphae
familia = Zodariidae
genus = "Habronestes"
species = "H. bradleyi"
binomial = "Habronestes bradleyi"
binomial_authority = (O. P-Cambridge, 1869)

"Habronestes bradleyi" is a spider species of the Zodariidae family.

Like most Zodariidae, "H. bradleyi" is an ant-eating spider. It detects the alarm pheromone of ants to locate them. It raises its forelegs, which contain the chemoreceptors to detect the pheromone. However, they themselves also mimic the pheromone.

Distribution

"H. bradleyi" is a species from Australia.

References

* Allan, R.A., Elgar, M.A., Capon, R.J. (1996). Exploitation of an ant chemical alarm signal by the zodariid spider "Habronestes bradley" Walckenaer. "Proceedings of the Royal Society, London" 263:69-73.
* Baehr, B. (2003). Revision of the Australian Spider Genus "Habronestus" (Araneae: Zodariidae). Species of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. "Records of the Australian Museum" 55(3):343-376. [http://www.amonline.net.au/pdf/publications/1389_complete.pdf PDF (7Mb)] - ISSN|0067-1975