Apochinomma formicaeforme
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| African Apochinomma Ant-like Sac Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Corinnidae |
| Genus: | Apochinomma |
| Species: | A. formicaeforme |
| Binomial name | |
| Apochinomma formicaeforme | |
Apochinomma formicaeforme is a species of spider in the family Corinnidae.[2] It is widespread throughout Africa and is commonly known as African Apochinomma ant-like sac spider.[3]
Apochinomma formicaeforme is widely distributed throughout the Afrotropical Region. In South Africa, it is known from KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and North West provinces at altitudes ranging from 8 to 1,171 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a free-living wanderer, collected from the foliage of trees and shrubs in the Forest, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt and Savanna biomes. Apochinomma formicaeforme belongs to the formicaeforme group which are mimics of Polyrhachis ants that occur on foliage and the soil surface.[3]
Description
Apochinomma formicaeforme is known from both sexes. The carapace is elongate oval. The opisthosoma is covered in white plumose setae with broad black bands. In males, the dorsal scutum is black, covering the entire dorsum, but it is small in females. The opisthosoma is pear-shaped, broad and round posteriorly, with a long pedicel. The legs are dark in coloration.[3]
