Myrmarachne elongata is a species of jumping spider (family Salticidae)[1] that mimics an ant.[2]
Myrmarachne elongata | |
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In Japan | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Myrmarachne |
Species: | M. elongata
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Binomial name | |
Myrmarachne elongata | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Distribution
editThe World Spider Catalog gives the distribution of Myrmarachne elongata as from Africa to Japan.[1] Wesolowska and Russell-Smith suggest that records outside Africa may be mis-identifications.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Taxon details Myrmarachne elongata Szombathy, 1915", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-07-31
- ^ a b Wesolowska, W. & Russell-Smith, A. (2011), "Jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from southern Nigeria", Annales Zoologici, Warszawa, 61 (3): 553–619, doi:10.3161/000345411X603409, S2CID 83517018
External links
edit- ZipcodeZoo: Details of Myrmarachne elongata