Myrmarachne formicaria
Myrmarachne formicaria | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Genus: | Myrmarachne |
Species: | M. formicaria |
Binomial name | |
Myrmarachne formicaria | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Aranea joblotii |
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Myrmarachne formicaria is a species of jumping spider (family Salticidae).[1] It mimics an ant. It is one of the few species in the genus Myrmarachne that is found outside the tropics.
Name
The species name formicaria means "ant-like" in Latin.
Distribution
M. formicaria has a palearctic distribution and has been introduced to the United States.[1] It has been found in the Greater Toronto Area of Canada as of 2015. The population is spreading and has reached at least as far as Stratford, Ontario as of May 2016, and Western NY as of 2016.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Taxon details Myrmarachne formicaria (De Geer, 1778)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-04-03
External links
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