Myrmarachne striatipes
Myrmarachne striatipes is a jumping spider that mimics an ant. Its body length is around eight millimeters.
Myrmarachne striatipes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Genus: | Myrmarachne |
Species: | M. striatipes |
Binomial name | |
Myrmarachne striatipes (L. Koch, 1879) | |
Synonyms | |
Leptorchestes striatipes |
Name
The species name is derived from Latin striatipes "striped foot".
Distribution
Myrmarachne striatipes is known from Queensland and New South Wales.
References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
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