- Myrmarachne formicaria
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Myrmarachne formicaria 
male Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Subkingdom: Eumetazoa Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Infraorder: Araneomorphae Section: Dionycha Superfamily: Salticoidea Family: Salticidae Subfamily: Myrmarachninae Genus: Myrmarachne Species: M. formicaria Subspecies: M. f. tyrolensis Binomial name Myrmarachne formicaria
(de Geer, 1778)Synonyms Aranea joblotii
Aranea formicaria
Attus formicarius
Attus formicoides
Salticus formicarius
Pyrophorus semirufus
Pyrophorus helveticus
Pyrophorus siciliensis
Attus helveticus
Pyrophorus austriacus
Saltica formicaria
Pyrophorus venetiarum
Pyrophorus flaviventris
Pyroderes formicarius
Pyroderes helveticus
Pyroderes semirufus
Pyroderes venetiarum
Pyroderes flaviventris
Toxeus formicarius
Myrmarachne jobloti
Myrmarachne joblotiiMyrmarachne formicaria is a jumping spider that mimics an ant. It is one of the few species in genus Myrmarachne that is found outside the tropics.
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Name
The species name formicaria means "ant-like" in Latin.
Distribution
M. formicaria has a palearctic distribution, and has been introduced to the USA.
References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
External links
- Picture of M. formicaria (Scroll down)
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