Cerocida
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 male C. strigosa
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| Cerocida ducke Marques & Buckup, 1989 |
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| Cerocida strigosa Simon, 1894 |
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Cerocida is a spider genus known only from tropical South America.
Both sexes of C. strigosa have a cephalothorax with posterior stalk and raised reticulate pattern, and long legs. The female has a body length of 1.5mm, while males are even 1.7mm; normally spider males are at least slightly smaller than females. Specimens were collecting by sifting litter. The species is probably an ant mimic.
[edit] References
- Levi, Herbert W. (1963): The Spider Genera Cerocida, Hetschkia, Wirada and Craspedisia (Araneae: Theridiidae). Psyche 70: 170-179. PDF
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
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