Microheros
| Microheros | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Microheros |
| Species: | M. termitophagus |
| Binomial name | |
| Microheros termitophagus Wesołowska & Cumming, 1999[1] | |
Microheros is a genus of jumping spiders with only one described species, M. termitophagus. It occurs in Transvaal and Zimbabwe in Southern Africa. It is unusual in that it feeds on termites, where related genera, such as Aelurillus, feed on ants.[1]
Name
The genus name is combined from micro (Greek μικρός for "small") and heroes for "hero". The species name is Greek for "feeding on termites".
References
- 1 2 "Salticidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- Wesołowska, W. & Cumming, Meg S. (1999): The first termitivorous jumping spider (Araneae: Salticidae). Bulletin British Arachnological Society 11(5): 204-208.
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
External links
- Diagnostic Drawings Library: M. termitophagus (drawings and photographs)
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