Myrmarachne formicaria

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.

Myrmarachne formicaria
Male
Female
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
(de Geer, 1778)[1]
Synonyms[1]

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 joblotii

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 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.[2]

References
  1. "Myrmarachne formicaria (De Geer, 1778)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-04-03
  2. Gall, Wayne K.; Edwards, G. B. (21 April 2016). "First records for the jumping spiders Heliophanus kochii in the Americas and Myrmarachne formicaria in New York State (Araneae: Salticidae)" (PDF). Peckhamia. 140.1: 1–7. ISSN 1944-8120. Retrieved 31 August 2020.


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