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 |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Myrmarachne |
| Species: | M. striatipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmarachne striatipes (L. Koch, 1879) | |
| Synonyms | |
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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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