Cerocida
Cerocida is a spider genus known only from tropical South America.
| Cerocida | |
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| Male Cerocida strigosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Cerocida Simon, 1894 |
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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.
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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