Aphantochilus

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

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

A. rogersi is polymorphic.