Jump to content

Myrmarachne striatipes

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Myrmarachne striatipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Leptorchestes striatipes

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

Name

[edit]

The species name is derived from Latin striatipes "striped foot".

Distribution

[edit]

Myrmarachne striatipes is known from Queensland and New South Wales.

References

[edit]
  • Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
[edit]