Kingdom Animalia Class Arachnida Suborder Araneomorphae Scientific name Melychiopharis cynips | Phylum Arthropoda Order Araneae Family Araneidae Rank Species | |
Melychiopharis cynips is an ant-mimicking spider from Brazil.
It was briefly transferred from the family Araneidae to Theridiidae between 2002 and 2005, based mainly on characteristics of the male palp.
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