DESCRIPTION OF THE SPIDER MASONCUS-POGONOPHILUS (ARANEAE, LINYPHIIDAE), A HARVESTER ANT MYRMECOPHILE

Authors
CUSHING PE
Citation
Pe. Cushing, DESCRIPTION OF THE SPIDER MASONCUS-POGONOPHILUS (ARANEAE, LINYPHIIDAE), A HARVESTER ANT MYRMECOPHILE, The Journal of arachnology, 23(2), 1995, pp. 55-59
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
The Journal of arachnology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01618202
Volume
23
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
55 - 59
Database
ISI
SICI code
0161-8202(1995)23:2<55:DOTSM(>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
One species of the genus Masoncus (Araneae, Linyphiidae) is described and illustrated. Masoncus pogonophilus new species has been collected exclusively inside the nests of the Florida harvester ant, Pogonomyrme x badius (Latreille) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) and is, therefore, cons idered a myrmecophile, or obligate ant associate. Morphological charac ters separating this new species from two of the three described conge ners (M. arienus and M. conspectus) are noted.