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Bocusoides

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Bocusoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Bocusoides
Wang & Li, 2022[1]
Species:
B. zhaoi
Binomial name
Bocusoides zhaoi
Wang & Li, 2022[2]

Bocusoides is a monotypic genus of ant-mimicking spiders in the family Salticidae containing the single species, Bocusoides zhaoi.[2]

Distribution

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Bocusoides zhaoi is endemic to Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China.[2]

Etymology

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The genus name is a combination of related genus Bocus and "-oides", indicating its similarity. The species name honors Qingyuan Zhao, who collected the species.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 Wang, C.; Li, S. Q. (2022). "On eleven species of jumping spiders from Xishuangbanna, China (Araneae, Salticidae)". ZooKeys (1116): 85–119. Bibcode:2022ZooK.1116...85W. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1116.82858. PMC 9848776. PMID 36760982.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Bocusoides Wang & Li, 2022". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-22.