Myrmarachne

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Myrmarachne

Myrmarachne plataleoides

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Suborder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Genus:	Myrmarachne Macleay, 1839

Diversity

204 species

Species

M. formicaria
M. inermichelis
M. plataleoides
M.striatipes
hundreds more, see text

Myrmarachne is a genus of jumping spiders which imitate an ant by waving their front legs in the air to simulate antennae. Some species also look strikingly like an ant.

Commonly called the "antmimicking spider", also there are many other spiders that mimic ants.

[edit] Etymology

From Greek myrmex "ant" and arachne "spider".

[edit] Species

Myrmarachne albocincta (C. L. Koch, 1846) (USA)
Myrmarachne albosetosa Wanless, 1978 (South Africa)
Myrmarachne alticeps (Thorell, 1890) (Java)
Myrmarachne andrewi Wanless, 1978 (Congo, Angola)
Myrmarachne andringitra Wanless, 1978 (Madagascar)
Myrmarachne angusta (Thorell, 1877) (Sulawesi)
Myrmarachne annamita Zabka, 1985 (China, Vietnam)
Myrmarachne annandalei Simon, 1901 (Malaysia)
Myrmarachne assimilis Banks, 1930 (Philippines)
Myrmarachne attenuata (Karsch, 1880) (Philippines)
Myrmarachne augusta (Peckham & Peckham, 1892) (Madagascar)
Myrmarachne aureonigra Edmunds & Prószyn'ski, 2003 (Malaysia, Singapore)
Myrmarachne bakeri Banks, 1930 (Philippines)
Myrmarachne bamakoi Berland & Millot, 1941 (Mali)
Myrmarachne bengalensis Tikader, 1973 (India, Andaman Is.)
Myrmarachne bicolor (L. Koch, 1879) (Queensland)
Myrmarachne bicurvata (O. P.-Cambridge, 1869) (Sri Lanka)
Myrmarachne bidentata Banks, 1930 (Philippines)
Myrmarachne biseratensis Badcock, 1918 (Malaysia)
Myrmarachne borneensis Peckham & Peckham, 1907 (Borneo)
Myrmarachne brasiliensis Mello-Leitão, 1922 (Brazil)
Myrmarachne brevis Xiao, 2002 (China)
Myrmarachne calcuttaensis Biswas, 1984 (India)
Myrmarachne caliraya Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 (Philippines)
Myrmarachne capito (Thorell, 1890) (Java)
Myrmarachne centralis (Peckham & Peckham, 1892) (Mexico to Panama)
Myrmarachne chapmani Banks, 1930 (Philippines)
Myrmarachne chickeringi Galiano, 1969 (Panama)
Myrmarachne circulus Xiao & Wang, 2004 (China)
Myrmarachne clavigera (Thorell, 1877) (Sulawesi)
Myrmarachne collarti Roewer, 1965 (Congo, Uganda)
Myrmarachne confusa Wanless, 1978 (Angola, São Tomé)
Myrmarachne consobrina Denis, 1955 (Niger)
Myrmarachne constricta (Blackwall, 1877) (Seychelles)
Myrmarachne cornuta Badcock, 1918 (Malaysia, Singapore)
Myrmarachne corpuzrarosae Barrion, 1981 (Philippines)
Myrmarachne cowani (Peckham & Peckham, 1892) (Madagascar)
Myrmarachne cuneata Badcock, 1918 (Malaysia)
Myrmarachne cuprea (Hogg, 1896) (Central Australia)
Myrmarachne debilis (Thorell, 1890) (Java)
Myrmarachne decorata Reimoser, 1927 (Sumatra)
Myrmarachne diegoensis Wanless, 1978 (Madagascar)
Myrmarachne dilatata (Karsch, 1880) (Malawi)
Myrmarachne dirangicus Bastawade, 2002 (India)
Myrmarachne dubia (Peckham & Peckham, 1892) (Philippines)
Myrmarachne dundoensis Wanless, 1978 (Angola, Botswana)
Myrmarachne edentata Berry, Beatty & Prószyn'ski, 1996 (Caroline Is., Mariana Is.)
Myrmarachne edentula (Peckham & Peckham, 1892) (Philippines)
Myrmarachne edwardsi Berry, Beatty & Prószyn'ski, 1996 (Caroline Is.)
Myrmarachne eidmanni Roewer, 1942 (Bioko, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Congo)
Myrmarachne electrica (Peckham & Peckham, 1892) (Madagascar)
Myrmarachne elongata Szombathy, 1915 (Africa to Vietnam)
Myrmarachne erythrocephala (L. Koch, 1879) (Queensland)
Myrmarachne eugenei Wanless, 1978 (Madagascar)
Myrmarachne eumenes (Simon, 1900) (Madagascar)
Myrmarachne evidens Roewer, 1965 (Congo)
Myrmarachne exasperans (Peckham & Peckham, 1892) (Java, Philippines)
Myrmarachne foenisex Simon, 1910 (West, Central Africa)
Myrmarachne foreli Lessert, 1925 (Angola, Botswana, Malawi, South Africa)
Myrmarachne formica (Doleschall, 1859) (Amboina)
Myrmarachne formicaria (De Geer, 1778) (Palearctic)
- Myrmarachne formicaria tyrolensis (C. L. Koch, 1846) (Central Europe)
Myrmarachne formosa Thorell, 1890) (Sumatra, Sulawesi)
Myrmarachne formosana (Saito, 1933) (Taiwan)
Myrmarachne formosicola Strand, 1910 (Taiwan)
Myrmarachne galianoae Cutler, 1981 (Bolivia)
Myrmarachne gedongensis Badcock, 1918 (Malaysia)
Myrmarachne gigantea Zabka, 1985 (Vietnam)
Myrmarachne giltayi Roewer, 1965 (Congo, Angola, Kenya)
Myrmarachne gisti Fox, 1937 (China, Vietnam)
Myrmarachne globosa Wanless, 1978 (Angola to Vietnam)
Myrmarachne grossa Edmunds & Prószyn'ski, 2003 (Malaysia)
Myrmarachne guaranitica Galiano, 1969 (Argentina)
Myrmarachne hanoii Zabka, 1985 (Vietnam)
Myrmarachne hesperia (Simon, 1887) (Ivory Coast, Ghana)
Myrmarachne hidaspis Caporiacco, 1935 (Karakorum)
Myrmarachne himalayensis Narayan, 1915 (India)
Myrmarachne hirsutipalpi Edmunds & Prószyn'ski, 2003 (Malaysia)
Myrmarachne hispidacoxa Edmunds & Prószyn'ski, 2003 (Malaysia)
Myrmarachne hoffmanni Strand, 1913 (China)
Myrmarachne ichneumon (Simon, 1885) (Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, South Africa)
Myrmarachne imbellis (Peckham & Peckham, 1892) (Sri Lanka)
Myrmarachne incerta Narayan, 1915 (India)
Myrmarachne inermichelis Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 (Russia, Korea, Taiwan, Japan)
Myrmarachne inflatipalpis Wanless, 1978 (Botswana, Malawi, South Africa)
Myrmarachne insulana Roewer, 1942 (Bioko, Ghana)
Myrmarachne iridescens Banks, 1930 (Philippines)
Myrmarachne isolata Clark & Benoit, 1977 (St. Helena)
Myrmarachne jacobsoni Reimoser, 1925 (Sumatra)
Myrmarachne jajpurensis Prószyn'ski, 1992 (India)
Myrmarachne japonica (Karsch, 1879) (Russia, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan)
Myrmarachne jugularis Simon, 1901 (Australia)
Myrmarachne kiboschensis Lessert, 1925 (Botswana to Vietnam)
Myrmarachne kilifi Wanless, 1978 (Kenya, Tanzania)
Myrmarachne kitale Wanless, 1978 (Kenya)
Myrmarachne kochi Reimoser, 1925 (Malaysia, Sumatra, Indonesia)
Myrmarachne kuwagata Yaginuma, 1967 (China, Korea, Japan)
Myrmarachne laeta (Thorell, 1887) (India, Pakistan, Nias Is., China)
- Myrmarachne laeta flava Narayan, 1915 (India)
- Myrmarachne laeta praelonga (Thorell, 1890) (Myanmar)
Myrmarachne laurentina Bacelar, 1953 (Mozambique, South Africa)
Myrmarachne lawrencei Roewer, 1965 (Gabon, Congo, Kenya, Tanzania)
Myrmarachne legon Wanless, 1978 (Ghana, Ivory Coast)
Myrmarachne leleupi Wanless, 1978 (South Africa)
Myrmarachne leptognatha (Thorell, 1890) (Java)
Myrmarachne lesserti Lawrence, 1938 (South Africa)
Myrmarachne linguiensis Zhang & Song, 1992 (China)
Myrmarachne longiventris (Simon, 1903) (Madagascar)
Myrmarachne luachimo Wanless, 1978 (Angola)
Myrmarachne luctuosa (L. Koch, 1879) (New South Wales)
Myrmarachne ludhianaensis Sadana & Gupta, 1998 (India)
Myrmarachne lugubris (Kulczyn'ski, 1895) (Russia, China, Korea)
Myrmarachne lulengana Roewer, 1965 (Congo, Kenya, Botswana)
Myrmarachne lulengensis Roewer, 1965 (Congo)
Myrmarachne lupata (L. Koch, 1879) (Queensland)
Myrmarachne macleayana (Bradley, 1876) (Queensland)
Myrmarachne macrognatha (Thorell, 1894) (Java)
Myrmarachne magna Saito, 1933 (Taiwan)
Myrmarachne mahasoa Wanless, 1978 (Madagascar)
Myrmarachne malayana Edmunds & Prószyn'ski, 2003 (Malaysia)
Myrmarachne mandibularis (Thorell, 1890) (Java)
Myrmarachne manducator (Westwood, 1841) (India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Sumatra)
Myrmarachne maratha Tikader, 1973 (India)
Myrmarachne markaha Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 (Philippines)
Myrmarachne marshalli Peckham & Peckham, 1903 (Africa)
Myrmarachne maxillosa (C. L. Koch, 1846) (Myanmar to China, Philippines, Sulawesi)
- Myrmarachne maxillosa septemdentata Strand, 1907 (China)
Myrmarachne mcgregori Banks, 1930 (Philippines)
Myrmarachne melanocephala MacLeay, 1839 (Asia)
Myrmarachne melanotarsa Wesolowska & Salm, 2002 (Kenya)
Myrmarachne militaris Szombathy, 1913 (West, Central, East Africa)
Myrmarachne mocamboensis Galiano, 1974 (Brazil)
Myrmarachne moesta (Thorell, 1877) (Sulawesi)
Myrmarachne mussungue Wanless, 1978 (Angola)
Myrmarachne myrmicaeformis (Lucas, 1871) (Algeria)
Myrmarachne naro Wanless, 1978 (Kenya)
Myrmarachne natalica Lessert, 1925 (South Africa)
Myrmarachne nemorensis (Peckham & Peckham, 1892) (Myanmar)
Myrmarachne nigella Simon, 1901 (Philippines)
Myrmarachne nigeriensis Wanless, 1978 (São Tomé, Ghana, Nigeria, Angola)
Myrmarachne nigra (Thorell, 1877) (Sulawesi)
Myrmarachne nitidissima (Thorell, 1877) (Sulawesi)
Myrmarachne nubilis Wanless, 1978 (Madagascar)
Myrmarachne onceana Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 (Philippines)
Myrmarachne opaca (Karsch, 1880) (India)
Myrmarachne orientales Tikader, 1973 (Pakistan, India, Andaman Is.)
Myrmarachne paivae Narayan, 1915 (India)
Myrmarachne palladia Denis, 1958 (Afghanistan)
Myrmarachne panamensis Galiano, 1969 (Panama, Argentina)
Myrmarachne parallela (Fabricius, 1798) (West Indies, Nicaragua, Panama)
Myrmarachne patellata Strand, 1907 (China)
Myrmarachne paviei (Simon, 1886) (Thailand)
Myrmarachne peckhami Roewer, 1951 (Madagascar)
Myrmarachne pectorosa (Thorell, 1890) (Sumatra)
- Myrmarachne pectorosa sternodes (Thorell, 1890) (Sumatra)
Myrmarachne penicillata Mello-Leitão, 1933 (Brazil)
Myrmarachne piercei Banks, 1930 (Philippines)
Myrmarachne pinakapalea Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 (Philippines)
Myrmarachne pinoysorum Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 (Philippines)
Myrmarachne pisarskii Berry, Beatty & Prószyn'ski, 1996 (Caroline Is.)
Myrmarachne plataleoides (O. P.-Cambridge, 1869) (India, Sri Lanka, China, Southeast Asia)
Myrmarachne platypalpa Bradoo, 1980 (India)
Myrmarachne poonaensis Tikader, 1973 (India)
Myrmarachne prognatha (Thorell, 1887) (Myanmar)
Myrmarachne providens (Peckham & Peckham, 1892) (India, Sri Lanka)
Myrmarachne pygmaea (Thorell, 1894) (Singapore)
Myrmarachne ramosa Badcock, 1918 (Malaysia, Singapore)
Myrmarachne ramunni Narayan, 1915 (India, Pakistan)
Myrmarachne ransoni Wanless, 1978 (Madagascar)
Myrmarachne rhopalota (Thorell, 1895) (Myanmar)
Myrmarachne richardsi Wanless, 1978 (Ghana)
Myrmarachne robusta (Peckham & Peckham, 1892) (Myanmar)
Myrmarachne roeweri Reimoser, 1934 (India)
Myrmarachne rufescens (Thorell, 1877) (Sulawesi)
Myrmarachne rufisquei Berland & Millot, 1941 (Senegal)
Myrmarachne russellsmithi Wanless, 1978 (Nigeria)
Myrmarachne satarensis Narayan, 1915 (India)
Myrmarachne schenkeli Peng & Li, 2002 (Hong Kong)
Myrmarachne seriatus Banks, 1930 (Philippines)
Myrmarachne shelfordi Peckham & Peckham, 1907 (Borneo)
Myrmarachne simoni (L. Koch, 1879) (Queensland)
Myrmarachne simonis (Herman, 1879) (Hungary, Croatia, Romania)
Myrmarachne simplexella Roewer, 1951 (Madagascar)
Myrmarachne solitaria Peckham & Peckham, 1903 (South Africa)
Myrmarachne spissa (Peckham & Peckham, 1892) (Sri Lanka)
Myrmarachne striatipes (L. Koch, 1879) (Queensland, New South Wales)
Myrmarachne sumana Galiano, 1974 (Brazil)
Myrmarachne tagalica Banks, 1930 (Philippines)
Myrmarachne tayabasana Chamberlin, 1925 (Philippines)
Myrmarachne thaii Zabka, 1985 (Vietnam)
Myrmarachne topali Zabka, 1985 (Vietnam)
Myrmarachne transversa (Mukerjee, 1930) (India)
Myrmarachne tristis (Simon, 1882) (Libya to India)
Myrmarachne turriformis Badcock, 1918 (Malaysia)
Myrmarachne uelensis Wanless, 1978 (Congo)
Myrmarachne uniseriata Narayan, 1915 (India)
Myrmarachne uvira Wanless, 1978 (Ghana, Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana)
Myrmarachne vanessae Wanless, 1978 (Ivory Coast, Tanzania)
Myrmarachne vehemens Fox, 1937 (China)
Myrmarachne vestita (Thorell, 1895) (Myanmar)
Myrmarachne volatilis (Peckham & Peckham, 1892) (Madagascar, China, Vietnam)
Myrmarachne vulgarisa Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 (Philippines)
Myrmarachne wanlessi Edmunds & Prószyn'ski, 2003 (Malaysia)