Myrmarachne striatipes
Myrmarachne striatipes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Genus: | Myrmarachne |
Species: | M. striatipes |
Binomial name | |
Myrmarachne striatipes (L. Koch, 1879) | |
Synonyms | |
Leptorchestes striatipes |
Myrmarachne striatipes is a jumping spider that mimics an ant. Its body length is around eight millimeters.
Name
The species name is derived from Latin striatipes "striped foot".
Distribution
M. 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.
External links
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