Ant spider

Ant spiders; Temporal range: Palaeogene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Female Mallinella fulvipes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Suborder:	Opisthothelae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Zodariidae; Thorell, 1881
Diversity
	90 genera, 1259 species

Ant spiders are members of the family Zodariidae. They are small to medium-sized eight-eyed spiders found in all tropical and subtropical regions of South America, Africa, Madagascar, Australia-New Guinea, New Zealand, Arabia and the Indian subcontinent.^[3] Most species are daytime hunters and live together with ants, mimicking their behavior and sometimes even their chemical traits.^[3] Although little is known about most zodariids, members of the genus Zodarion apparently feed only on ants; a number of other genera in the family are apparently also ant (or termite) specialists.^[4]

Genera

As of December 2022^[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following genera:^[1]

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
Hermippus 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
Tenedos 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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Ant spiders Temporal range: Palaeogene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Female Mallinella fulvipes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Suborder:	Opisthothelae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Zodariidae Thorell, 1881^[1]
Diversity^[2]
90 genera, 1259 species