Myrmarachne formicaria
| Myrmarachne formicaria | |
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| male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Myrmarachne |
| Species: | M. formicaria |
| Binomial name | |
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Myrmarachne formicaria (de Geer, 1778) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Aranea joblotii |
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Aranea joblotii
Aranea formicaria
Attus formicarius
Attus formicoides
Salticus formicarius
Pyrophorus semirufus
Pyrophorus helveticus
Pyrophorus siciliensis
Attus helveticus
Pyrophorus austriacus
Saltica formicaria
Pyrophorus venetiarum
Pyrophorus flaviventris
Pyroderes formicarius
Pyroderes helveticus
Pyroderes semirufus
Pyroderes venetiarum
Pyroderes flaviventris
Toxeus formicarius
Myrmarachne jobloti
Myrmarachne joblotii
Myrmarachne formicaria is a species of jumping spider (family Salticidae). It mimics an ant. It is one of the few species in the genus Myrmarachne that is found outside the tropics.
The species name formicaria means "ant-like" in Latin.
M. formicaria has a palearctic distribution and has been introduced to the United States. It has been found in the Greater Toronto Area of Canada as of 2015. The population is spreading and has reached at least as far as Stratford, Ontario as of May 2016, and Western NY as of 2016.
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