- Melychiopharis cynips
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Melychiopharis cynips Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Suborder: Araneomorphae Family: Araneidae Genus: Melychiopharis
Simon, 1895Species: M. cynips Binomial name Melychiopharis cynips
Simon, 1895Melychiopharis cynips is an ant-mimicking spider from Brazil.
It was briefly transferred from the family Araneidae to Theridiidae between 2002 and 2005, based mainly on characteristics of the male palp.
References
- Santos, A.J., Brescovit A.D. & Levi, H.W (2005). Melychiopharis: an atypical orb-weaving spider from South America (Araneae: Araneidae). Zootaxa 1016:57–64 Abstract
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