Palindroma morogorom paratype male dorsal

Ant spiders are members of the

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Zodariidae. They are small to medium-sized eight-eyed

spider Spiders (order (biology), order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight limbs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude spider silk, silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and ran ...

s found in all tropical and subtropical regions of South America, Africa, Madagascar, Australia-New Guinea, New Zealand, Arabia, and the Indian subcontinent. Most species are daytime hunters and live together with ants, mimicking their behavior and sometimes even their chemical traits. Although little is known about most zodariids, members of the genus '' Zodarion'' apparently feed only on ants; a number of other

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in the family are apparently also

ant Ants are Eusociality, eusocial insects of the Family (biology), family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the Taxonomy (biology), order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from Vespoidea, vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cre ...

(or

termite Termites are a group of detritivore, detritophagous Eusociality, eusocial cockroaches which consume a variety of Detritus, decaying plant material, generally in the form of wood, Plant litter, leaf litter, and Humus, soil humus. They are dist ...

) specialists.

Genera

, the

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accepted the following genera: *'' Acanthinozodium'' Denis, 1966 *'' Akyttara'' Jocqué, 1987 *'' Amphiledorus'' Jocqué & Bosmans, 2001 *'' Antillorena'' Jocqué, 1991 *'' Asceua'' Thorell, 1887 *'' Aschema'' Jocqué, 1991 *'' Asteron'' Jocqué, 1991 *'' Australutica'' Jocqué, 1995 *'' Ballomma'' Jocqué & Henrard, 2015 *'' Basasteron'' Baehr, 2003 *'' Caesetius'' Simon, 1893 *'' Cambonilla'' Jocqué, 2019 *'' Capheris'' Simon, 1893 *'' Cavasteron'' Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 *'' Chariobas'' Simon, 1893 *'' Chilumena'' Jocqué, 1995 *'' Cicynethus'' Simon, 1910 *'' Colimarena'' Jocqué & Baert, 2021 *'' Cryptothele'' L. Koch, 1872 *'' Cybaeodamus'' Mello-Leitão, 1938 *'' Cydrela'' Thorell, 1873 *'' Cyrioctea'' Simon, 1889 *'' Diores'' Simon, 1893 *'' Dusmadiores'' Jocqué, 1987 *'' Epicratinus'' Jocqué & Baert, 2005 *'' Euasteron'' Baehr, 2003 *'' Euryeidon'' Dankittipakul & Jocqué, 2004 *'' Forsterella'' Jocqué, 1991 *'' Habronestes'' L. Koch, 1872 *'' Heliconilla'' Dankittipakul, Jocqué & Singtripop, 2012 *'' Heradida'' Simon, 1893 *'' Heradion'' Dankittipakul & Jocqué, 2004 *''

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'' Simon, 1893 *'' Hetaerica'' Rainbow, 1916 *'' Holasteron'' Baehr, 2004 *'' Indozodion'' Ovtchinnikov, 2006 *'' Ishania'' Chamberlin, 1925 *'' Lachesana'' Strand, 1932 *'' Laminion'' Sankaran, Caleb & Sebastian, 2020 *'' Leprolochus'' Simon, 1893 *'' Leptasteron'' Baehr & Jocqué, 2001 *'' Leviola'' Miller, 1970 *'' Lutica'' Marx, 1891 *'' Malayozodarion'' Ono & Hashim, 2008 *'' Mallinella'' Strand, 1906 *'' Mallinus'' Simon, 1893 *'' Masasteron'' Baehr, 2004 *'' Mastidiores'' Jocqué, 1987 *'' Microdiores'' Jocqué, 1987 *'' Minasteron'' Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 *'' Murphydrela'' Jocqué & Russell-Smith, 2022 *'' Neostorena'' Rainbow, 1914 *'' Nostera'' Jocqué, 1991 *'' Nosterella'' Baehr & Jocqué, 2017 *'' Notasteron'' Baehr, 2005 *'' Omucukia'' Koçak & Kemal, 2008 *'' Palaestina'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872 *'' Palfuria'' Simon, 1910 *'' Palindroma'' Jocqué & Henrard, 2015 *'' Parazodarion'' Ovtchinnikov, Ahmad & Gurko, 2009 *'' Pax'' Levy, 1990 *'' Pentasteron'' Baehr & Jocqué, 2001 *'' Phenasteron'' Baehr & Jocqué, 2001 *'' Platnickia'' Jocqué, 1991 *'' Procydrela'' Jocqué, 1999 *'' Psammoduon'' Jocqué, 1991 *'' Psammorygma'' Jocqué, 1991 *'' Pseudasteron'' Jocqué & Baehr, 2001 *'' Ranops'' Jocqué, 1991 *'' Rotundrela'' Jocqué, 1999 *'' Selamia'' Simon, 1873 *'' Spinasteron'' Baehr, 2003 *'' Spinozodium'' Zamani & Marusik, 2022 *'' Storena'' Walckenaer, 1805 *'' Storenomorpha'' Simon, 1884 *'' Storosa'' Jocqué, 1991 *'' Subasteron'' Baehr & Jocqué, 2001 *'' Suffascar'' Henrard & Jocqué, 2017 *'' Suffasia'' Jocqué, 1991 *'' Suffrica'' Henrard & Jocqué, 2015 *'' Systenoplacis'' Simon, 1907 *''

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'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 *'' Thaumastochilus'' Simon, 1897 *'' Tropasteron'' Baehr, 2003 *'' Tropizodium'' Jocqué & Churchill, 2005 *'' Trygetus'' Simon, 1882 *'' Workmania'' Dankittipakul, Jocqué & Singtripop, 2012 *'' Zillimata'' Jocqué, 1995 *'' Zodariellum'' Andreeva & Tyschchenko, 1968 *'' Zodarion'' Walckenaer, 1826

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