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Issue: Vol. 5777 No. 1: 17 Mar. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-03-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5777.1.6
Page range: 139-154
Abstract views: 25
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On the arboreal Afrotropical ant-mimicking castianeirine spider genus Castianeirodes Strand, 1916 (Araneae: Corinnidae)

Department of Zoology & Entomology; University of the Free State; P.O. Box 339; Bloemfontein 9300; South Africa
Araneae Castianeira diagnosis forests myrmecomorphy transfer tree canopies

Abstract

The genus Castianeirodes Strand, 1916, with C. insulicola (Strand, 1916) comb. nov. (ex Castianeira Keyserling, 1879) from D.R. Congo as the type species, is revalidated and formally described and diagnosed for the first time. The female holotype of C. insulicola is redescribed and illustrated for the first time; the male remains unknown. Three new species are described from both sexes: C. jocquei sp. nov. from Ghana, C. kakamega sp. nov. from Kenya and C. natalensis sp. nov. from South Africa.

 

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How to Cite

Haddad, C.R. (2026) On the arboreal Afrotropical ant-mimicking castianeirine spider genus Castianeirodes Strand, 1916 (Araneae: Corinnidae). Zootaxa, 5777 (1), 139–154. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5777.1.6