Thaumastochilus
Encyclopedia
Thaumastochilus is a spider
genus
of the Zodariidae family. Two species from South Africa
have been described to date.
Spider
Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of the Zodariidae family. Two species from South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
have been described to date.
Species
- Thaumastochilus martini Simon, 1897 (South Africa)
- Thaumastochilus termitomimusThaumastochilus termitomimusThaumastochilus termitomimus is a spider species of the Zodariidae family. Unlike other zodariid spiders, which mostly hunt and sometimes look like ants, T. termitomimus mimics termites.-References:...
Jocqué, 1994 (South Africa)