Castianeira
Castianeira is a genus of ant-like corinnid sac spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1879. They are found in Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas, but are absent from Australia. Twenty-six species are native to North America, and at least twice as many are native to Mexico and Central America.
Species
Long-palped Ant-mimic Sac Spider
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyCorinnidae
Observations3,826
Castianeira is een spinnengeslacht uit de familie Pantserzakspinnen (Corinnidae). Het geslacht omvat de volgende soorten: Soorten [1] Castianeira abuelita Reiskind, 1969 Castianeira adhartali Gajbe, 2003 Castianeira alata Muma, 1945 Castianeira alba Reiskind, 1969 Castianeira albivulvae Mello-Leitão, 1922 Castianeira albomaculata Berland, 1922 Castianeira albopicta Gravely, 1931 Castianeira alfa Reiskind, 1969 Castianeira alteranda Gertsch, 1942 Castianeira amoena (C. L. Koch, 1841) Castianeira antinorii (Pavesi, 1880) Castianeira arcistriata Yin et al., 1996 Castianeira argentina Mello-Leitão, 1942 Castianeira arnoldii Charitonov, 1946 Castianeira athena Reiskind, 1969 Castianeira atypica Mello-Leitão, 1929 Castianeira azteca Reiskind, 1969 Castianeira badia (Simon, 1877) Castianeira bartholini Simon, 1901 Castianeira bengalensis Biswas, 1984 Castianeira bicolor (Simon, 1890) Castianeira brevis Keyserling, 1891 Castianeira brunellii Caporiacco, 1940 Castianeira buelowae Mello-Leitão, 1946 Castianeira carvalhoi Mello-Leitão, 1947 Castianeira cecchii (Pavesi, 1883) Castianeira chrysura Mello-Leitão, 1943 Castianeira cincta (Banks, 1929) Castianeira cingulata (C. L. Koch, 1841) Casti
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6 sectionsContents
- Description
- Mimicry
- Ant mimicry
- Species
- References
- Further reading
Castianeira is a genus of ant-like corinnid sac spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1879. They are found in Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas, but are absent from Australia. Twenty-six species are native to North America, and at least twice as many are native to Mexico and Central America.
The genus name Castianeira is treated as a proper noun in the original description, likely derived from the Greek mythological figure Kastianeira, who was described as the mother of Gorgythion in Homer’s Iliad. No explicit etymology was provided by Keyserling. This follows the convention of naming genera after classical names without reference to morphological characteristics.