Usa-endemic
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Anillinus robisoni
Anillinus robisoni is a small ground beetle in the family Carabidae, described from the United States in 2004. It belongs to the tribe Anillina, a group of minute carabids adapted to subterranean or cryptic habitats. The species is known from limited collection records.
Scytodes zapatana
Zapatana Spitting Spider
Scytodes zapatana is a species of spitting spider in the family Scytodidae, first described by Gertsch and Mulaik in 1940. Like other members of its genus, it possesses the distinctive spitting predatory behavior that characterizes this family, using modified venom glands to eject sticky silk-glue mixtures to immobilize prey. The species is part of a group of spiders that are frequently associated with human habitations in their known range. Specific details about its biology remain limited in published literature.