Myrmarachne formicaria | |
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Male | |
Female | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Myrmarachne |
Species: | M. formicaria
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Binomial name | |
Myrmarachne formicaria | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Aranea joblotii |
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.
The species name formicaria means "ant-like" in Latin[ citation needed] coming from combining the Latin noun "formica" which means ant [2] and the Latin suffix "-aria" which is commonly used in scientific naming conventions to denote biological genera and groups [3]
M. formicaria has a palearctic distribution and has been introduced to the United States. [1] It was first recorded in the United States on 16 August 2001 in Trumbull County, Ohio. Since then, it has spread to Pennsylvania and New York. [4]
Myrmarachne formicaria | |
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Male | |
Female | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Myrmarachne |
Species: | M. formicaria
|
Binomial name | |
Myrmarachne formicaria | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Aranea joblotii |
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.
The species name formicaria means "ant-like" in Latin[ citation needed] coming from combining the Latin noun "formica" which means ant [2] and the Latin suffix "-aria" which is commonly used in scientific naming conventions to denote biological genera and groups [3]
M. formicaria has a palearctic distribution and has been introduced to the United States. [1] It was first recorded in the United States on 16 August 2001 in Trumbull County, Ohio. Since then, it has spread to Pennsylvania and New York. [4]