Myrmecicultor Ramírez, Grismado, and Ubick, 2019

Ramírez, Martín J., Grismado, Cristian J., Ubick, Darrell, Ovtsharenko, Vladimir, Cushing, Paula E., Platnick, Norman I., Wheeler, Ward C., Prendini, Lorenzo, Crowley, Louise M. & Horner, Norman V., 2019, Myrmecicultoridae, a New Family of Myrmecophilic Spiders from the Chihuahuan Desert (Araneae: Entelegynae), American Museum Novitates 2019 (3930), pp. 1-24 : 6

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1206/3930.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4598308
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9D1AB80F-FFE5-F768-FEE8-FE3FFD42FD5D
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Myrmecicultor Ramírez, Grismado, and Ubick
status	gen. nov.

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Myrmecicultor Ramírez, Grismado, and Ubick View in CoL View at ENA , new genus

TYPE SPECIES. Myrmecicultor chihuahuensis , new species .

ETYMOLOGY. The generic name is a combination of myrmex (ancient Greek for “ant”) and cultor (Latin for worshiper, follower), and refers to the association between these spiders and their host ants. Gender masculine.

DIAGNOSIS. By the characters of the family.

DESCRIPTION. See under the species description.