Habronestes


Habronestes is a genus of ant spiders, known for their combination of myrmecomorphy and myrmecophagy. It contains 50 species, all found only in Australia. It was first described by Ludwig Koch in 1872, and has since been revised by Barbara Baehr in 2003.
Spiders in this genus are 2.5 to 10.5 mm long, with an orange or sepia brown body and yellow or pale brown legs. True to their name, they are often found associated with ants.
H. boq is the first spider named after a sponsor in a new program by the Queensland Museum.

Species

it contains 50 species:H. archiei Baehr, 2008 — Australia H. australiensis — AustraliaH. bicornis Baehr, 2003 — Australia H. bispinosus Baehr & Raven, 2009 — Australia H. boq Baehr, 2008 — Australia H. boutinae Baehr & Raven, 2009 — Australia H. bradleyi — AustraliaH. braemar Baehr, 2008 — Australia H. calamitosus Jocqué, 1995 — Australia H. clausoni Baehr, 2008 — Australia H. dickmani Baehr, 2008 — Australia H. diocesegrafton Baehr, 2008 — Australia H. driesseni Baehr & Raven, 2009 — Australia H. driscolli Baehr, 2003 — Australia H. drummond Baehr, 2008 — Australia H. epping Baehr & Raven, 2009 — Australia H. gallowayi Baehr, 2008 — Australia H. gayndah Baehr, 2008 — Australia H. giganteus Baehr, 2003 — Australia H. grahami Baehr, 2003 — Australia H. grayi Baehr, 2003 — Australia H. grimwadei — AustraliaH. gumbardo Baehr, 2008 — Australia H. hamatus Baehr, 2003 — Australia H. hebronae Baehr, 2003 — Australia H. helenae Baehr, 2003 — Australia H. hickmani Baehr & Raven, 2009 — Australia H. hooperi Baehr, 2008 — Australia H. hunti Baehr, 2003 — Australia H. jankae Baehr, 2008 — Australia H. jocquei Baehr, 2003 — Australia H. longiconductor Baehr, 2003 — Australia H. macedonensis — Australia H. minor Baehr, 2003 — Australia H. monocornis Baehr, 2003 — Australia H. piccolo Baehr, 2003 — Australia H. pictus — Australia H. powelli Baehr, 2008 — Australia H. pseudoaustraliensis Baehr, 2003 — Australia H. raveni Baehr, 2003 — Australia H. rawlinsonae Baehr, 2003 — Australia H. striatipes L. Koch, 1872 — Australia H. tasmaniensis Baehr & Raven, 2009 — Australia H. thaleri Baehr & Raven, 2009 — Australia H. tillmani Baehr, 2008 — Australia H. toddi — Australia H. ulrichi Baehr, 2008 — Australia H. ungari Baehr, 2003 — Australia H. weelahensis Baehr, 2003 — Australia H. wilkiei Baehr, 2003 — Australia