Myrmecotypus mazaxoides sp. nov. – a new ground-dwelling, carpenter ant-resembling sac spider species from the Bolivian orocline, with indirect evidence for species-specific mimicry (Araneae, Corinnidae, Castianeirinae)

A new ant-resembling spider species of the subfamily Castianeirinae, Myrmecotypus mazaxoides sp. nov., from the Sub-Andean area of the Bolivian orocline is described. Adults of M. mazaxoides sp. nov. resemble the carpenter ant Camponotus cf. melanoticus Emery, 1894 and were observed on the ground of...

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Main Authors: Robert Perger, Nadine Dupérré
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-05-01
Series:Zoosystematics and Evolution
Online Access:https://zse.pensoft.net/article/64766/download/pdf/

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