Ant spider

Ant spiders are members of the family Zodariidae. They are small to medium-sized eight-eyed spiders found in all tropical and subtropical regions of South America, Africa, Madagascar, Australia-New Guinea, New Zealand, Arabia and the Indian subcontinent.[3] Most species are daytime hunters and live together with ants, mimicking their behavior and sometimes even their chemical traits.[3] Although little is known about most zodariids, members of the genus Zodarion apparently feed only on ants; a number of other genera in the family are apparently also ant (or termite) specialists.[4]

Ant spiders
Temporal range:
Female Mallinella fulvipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Opisthothelae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Zodariidae
Thorell, 1881[1]
Diversity[2]
90 genera, 1259 species
Male Palindroma morogorom
Female Mallinella shimojanai

Genera

As of December 2022, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following genera:[1]

  • Acanthinozodium Denis, 1966
  • Akyttara Jocqué, 1987
  • Amphiledorus Jocqué & Bosmans, 2001
  • Antillorena Jocqué, 1991
  • Asceua Thorell, 1887
  • Aschema Jocqué, 1991
  • Asteron Jocqué, 1991
  • Australutica Jocqué, 1995
  • Ballomma Jocqué & Henrard, 2015
  • Basasteron Baehr, 2003
  • Caesetius Simon, 1893
  • Cambonilla Jocqué, 2019
  • Capheris Simon, 1893
  • Cavasteron Baehr & Jocqué, 2000
  • Chariobas Simon, 1893
  • Chilumena Jocqué, 1995
  • Cicynethus Simon, 1910
  • Colima Jocqué & Baert, 2005
  • Cryptothele L. Koch, 1872
  • Cybaeodamus Mello-Leitão, 1938
  • Cydrela Thorell, 1873
  • Cyrioctea Simon, 1889
  • Diores Simon, 1893
  • Dusmadiores Jocqué, 1987
  • Epicratinus Jocqué & Baert, 2005
  • Euasteron Baehr, 2003
  • Euryeidon Dankittipakul & Jocqué, 2004
  • Forsterella Jocqué, 1991
  • Habronestes L. Koch, 1872
  • Heliconilla Dankittipakul, Jocqué & Singtripop, 2012
  • Heradida Simon, 1893
  • Heradion Dankittipakul & Jocqué, 2004
  • Hermippus Simon, 1893
  • Hetaerica Rainbow, 1916
  • Holasteron Baehr, 2004
  • Indozodion Ovtchinnikov, 2006
  • Ishania Chamberlin, 1925
  • Lachesana Strand, 1932
  • Laminion Sankaran, Caleb & Sebastian, 2020
  • Leprolochus Simon, 1893
  • Leptasteron Baehr & Jocqué, 2001
  • Leviola Miller, 1970
  • Lutica Marx, 1891
  • Malayozodarion Ono & Hashim, 2008
  • Mallinella Strand, 1906
  • Mallinus Simon, 1893
  • Masasteron Baehr, 2004
  • Mastidiores Jocqué, 1987
  • Microdiores Jocqué, 1987
  • Minasteron Baehr & Jocqué, 2000
  • Murphydrela Jocqué & Russell-Smith, 2022
  • Neostorena Rainbow, 1914
  • Nostera Jocqué, 1991
  • Nosterella Baehr & Jocqué, 2017
  • Notasteron Baehr, 2005
  • Omucukia Koçak & Kemal, 2008
  • Palaestina O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872
  • Palfuria Simon, 1910
  • Palindroma Jocqué & Henrard, 2015
  • Parazodarion Ovtchinnikov, Ahmad & Gurko, 2009
  • Pax Levy, 1990
  • Pentasteron Baehr & Jocqué, 2001
  • Phenasteron Baehr & Jocqué, 2001
  • Platnickia Jocqué, 1991
  • Procydrela Jocqué, 1999
  • Psammoduon Jocqué, 1991
  • Psammorygma Jocqué, 1991
  • Pseudasteron Jocqué & Baehr, 2001
  • Ranops Jocqué, 1991
  • Rotundrela Jocqué, 1999
  • Selamia Simon, 1873
  • Spinasteron Baehr, 2003
  • Spinozodium Zamani & Marusik, 2022
  • Storena Walckenaer, 1805
  • Storenomorpha Simon, 1884
  • Storosa Jocqué, 1991
  • Subasteron Baehr & Jocqué, 2001
  • Suffascar Henrard & Jocqué, 2017
  • Suffasia Jocqué, 1991
  • Suffrica Henrard & Jocqué, 2015
  • Systenoplacis Simon, 1907
  • Tenedos O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897
  • Thaumastochilus Simon, 1897
  • Tropasteron Baehr, 2003
  • Tropizodium Jocqué & Churchill, 2005
  • Trygetus Simon, 1882
  • Workmania Dankittipakul, Jocqué & Singtripop, 2012
  • Zillimata Jocqué, 1995
  • Zodariellum Andreeva & Tyschchenko, 1968
  • Zodarion Walckenaer, 1826

See also

References
  1. "Family Zodariidae Thorell, 1881 (genus list)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-04-28
  2. "Currently valid spider genera and species", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-04-28
  3. "Zodariidae ant spiders". Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  4. "zodariid ground spiders". EOL-Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
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