Myrmarachne striatipes

Myrmarachne striatipes is a jumping spider that mimics an ant. Its body length is around eight millimeters.

Myrmarachne striatipes
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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