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Genus: Thaumastochilus Simon, 1897 | Family: Zodariidae Thorell, 1881

Thaumastochilus termitomimus Jocqué, 1994

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026020

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Described:

Distribution: South Africa

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Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: National Collection of Arachnida (NCA), ARC – Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI), Pretoria, South Africa m (92/229) - (Marais et al., 2013)
Paratype: National Collection of Arachnida (NCA), ARC – Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI), Pretoria, South Africa 10f jj (92/219-221, 227, 229-231, 254, 256) - (Marais et al., 2013)

Taxonomic References

Thaumastochilus termitomimus Jocqué, 1994a: 322, f. 1-8 (Dmf) Original description

Thaumastochilus termitomimus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2024b: 43, f. 1-6 (mf)

References

Dippenaar-Schoeman, A. S., Jocqué, R., Haddad, C. R., Foord, S. H. & Lotz, L. N. (2024b). The Zodariidae of South Africa. Part 2 (H-T). Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide, Irene, 49 pp. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.14568995 -- Show included taxa

Jocqué, R. (1994a). A termite mimicking spider: Thaumastochilus termitomimus n. sp. (Araneae, Zodariidae). Journal of African Zoology 108: 321-327. -- Show included taxa

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Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2024-12-31	New taxonomic reference entry	Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2024b