Aphantochilus

Aphantochilus is a genus of ant-mimicking crab spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1871.^[3] As of June 2020^[update] it contains three species, found in Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, and Panama: A. cambridgei, A. inermipes, and A. rogersi.^[1] It is a senior synonym of Cryptoceroides.^[1][2]

Aphantochilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Thomisidae
Genus:	Aphantochilus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871[1]
Type species
A. rogersi O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871
Species
A. cambridgei Canals, 1933 – Argentina A. inermipes Simon, 1929 – Brazil A. rogersi O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871 – Panama to Paraguay
Synonyms[1]
Cryptoceroides Piza, 1937[2]

A. rogersi is polymorphic.