Myrmarachne uniseriata
Myrmarachne uniseriata is a species of spider of the genus Myrmarachne. It is native to India and Sri Lanka.[1][2] In Sri Lanka, the species was found in the Ethagala range of Kurunegala District. The species can easily identified by the reddish orange-coloured carapace and dorsally flat chelicerae of male.[3]
| Myrmarachne uniseriata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Myrmarachne |
| Species: | M. uniseriata |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmarachne uniseriata Narayan, 1915 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The species was first described by Narayan in 1915. Separately, Myrmarachne aurantiaca was described by Benjamin in 2015. In 2017, Caleb and Benjamin reduced this name to a synonym of Myrmarachne uniseriata.[1]
References
- "Myrmarachne uniseriata Narayan, 1915". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- Benjamin, Suresh P. (2015). "Model mimics: antlike jumping spiders of the genus Myrmarachne from Sri Lanka". Journal of Natural History. 49 (43–44): 2609–2666. doi:10.1080/00222933.2015.1034209. S2CID 86173142.
- "Not quite an ant…". Sundayobserver.lk. 28 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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