Synemosyna formica
Appearance
Synemosyna formica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Synemosyna |
Species: | S. formica
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Binomial name | |
Synemosyna formica Hentz, 1846[1]
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Synemosyna formica is a species of ant-mimicking jumping spider.[1][2][3][4][5] It is found in the eastern United States and parts of Canada.[5] The first pair of legs are elevated to imitate ant antennae, unlike other ant mimicks such as the genus Synageles which use their second pair of legs.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Taxon details Synemosyna formica Hentz, 1846". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
- ^ "Synemosyna formica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ "Synemosyna formica species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ "Synemosyna formica". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ a b "Synemosyna formica Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ Cutler, Bruce (1987). "A Revision of the American Species of the Antlike Jumping Spider Genus Synageles (Araneae, Salticidae)". The Journal of Arachnology. 15 (3): 321–348. ISSN 0161-8202.
Further reading
[edit]- Maddison, W. P.; Evans, S. C.; Hamilton, C. A.; Bond, J. E.; et al. (2017). "A genome-wide phylogeny of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae), using anchored hybrid enrichment". ZooKeys (695): 89–101. doi:10.3897/zookeys.695.13852. PMC 5673835. PMID 29134008.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Synemosyna formica at Wikimedia Commons