Aphantochilus
Genus of spiders
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Aphantochilus is a genus of ant-mimicking crab spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1871.[3] As of June 2020[update] it contains three species, found in Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, and Panama: A. cambridgei, A. inermipes, and A. rogersi.[1] It is a senior synonym of Cryptoceroides.[1][2]
| Aphantochilus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Aphantochilus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871[1] |
| Type species | |
| A. rogersi O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871 | |
| Species | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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A. rogersi is polymorphic.