Ammoxenidae
Ammoxenidae, also known as termite hunters,[1] is a small family of spiders with eighteen species in four genera. Ammoxenus and Rastellus occur in Africa, while Austrammo and Barrowammo occur in Australia.[2]
| Termite hunters | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Clade: | Dionycha |
| Family: | Ammoxenidae Simon, 1893 |
| Diversity | |
| 4 genera, 18 species | |
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Species of Ammoxenidae are reported to feed exclusively on termites. Based on molecular analysis of the spiders' gut contents, Ammoxenus amphalodes was shown to feed only on Hodotermes mossambicus.[3]
Genera
As of April 2019, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:[2]
- Ammoxenus Simon, 1893
- Austrammo Platnick, 2002
- Barrowammo Platnick, 2002
- Rastellus Platnick & Griffin, 1990
See also
Footnotes
- Kelly, Lynne (2009). Spiders: Learning to Love Them. Allen & Unwin. p. 228. ISBN 978-1-74175-179-6.
- "Family: Ammoxenidae Simon, 1893". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
- Petráková, L.; Líznarová, E.; Pekár, S. (11 September 2015). "Discovery of a monophagous true predator, a specialist termite-eating spider (Araneae: Ammoxenidae)". Scientific Reports. 5 (14013). doi:10.1038/srep14013.
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