Title
Sicariomorpha, a new myrmecophilous goblin spider genus (Araneae, Oonopidae) associated with Asian army ants
Title Variants
Alternative:
Sicariomorpha, new goblin spider genus
Related Titles
Series:
American Museum novitates, no. 3843
By
Ott, Ricardo
, author
Beeren, Christoph von
, author
Hashim, Rosli
, author
Witte, Volker
, author
Harvey, Mark S.
, author
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
New York, NY, American Museum of Natural History, [2015]
Notes
Caption title.
"November 23, 2015."
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A new genus of oonopid spider, Sicariomorpha Ott and Harvey, is named for the type and only known species, Gamasomorpha maschwitzi Wunderlich from Malaysia. The most striking feature of the spider is the eyes, which are arranged in two widely separated triads. Besides taxonomic description, we summarize the biology of Sicarimorpha maschwitzi, which is a kleptoparasite of the Southeast Asian army ant Leptogenys distinguenda (Emery) and one among only few well-studied myrmecophilous spiders. Its morphology, behavior and life history seem to be well adapted for the life with its predatory army ant host.
Subjects
Arachnida
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Army ants
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Classification
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Kuala Lumpur Region
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Leptogenys distinguenda
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Malaysia
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Oonopidae
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Parasites
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Sicariomorpha
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Sicariomorpha maschwitzi
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Spiders
Call Number
QL1 .A436 no.3843 2015
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1206/3843.1
OCLC:
930141885
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