Mexcala elegans
| Mexcala elegans | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Mexcala |
| Species: | M. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Mexcala elegans Peckham & Peckham, 1903[1] | |
Mexcala elegans is a species of spiders in the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). It is found in Southern Africa. It is preying on ants.[2]
References
- ↑ New species of the family Attidae from South Africa, with notes on the distribution of the genera found in the Ethiopian region. GW Peckham, EG Peckham - Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences …, 1903
- ↑ Trophic strategy of ant-eating Mexcala elegans (Araneae: Salticidae): looking for evidence of evolution of prey-specialization. Stano Pekár and Charles Haddad, Journal of Arachnology, 39(1), pages 133-138, 2011, doi:10.1636/Hi10-56.1
- Mexcala elegans at jumping-spiders.com
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