Biology:Megamyrmaekion

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Megamyrmaekion is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by A. Reuss in 1834.[1]

Species

As of September 2025, this genus includes 12 species:[2]

  • Megamyrmaekion algericum Simon, 1885 – Algeria, Tunisia
  • Megamyrmaekion austrinum Simon, 1908 – Australia (Western Australia)
  • Megamyrmaekion caudatum Reuss, 1834 – Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Israel, Iran, India (type species)
  • Megamyrmaekion hula Levy, 2009 – Israel
  • Megamyrmaekion magshimim Levy, 2009 – Israel
  • Megamyrmaekion nairobii Berland, 1920 – Kenya
  • Megamyrmaekion pritiae (Tikader, 1982) – India
  • Megamyrmaekion schreineri Tucker, 1923 – Namibia, South Africa
  • Megamyrmaekion tikaderi (Gajbe, 1987) – India
  • Megamyrmaekion transvaalense Tucker, 1923 – South Africa
  • Megamyrmaekion velox Simon, 1887 – Namibia, South Africa
  • Megamyrmaekion vulpinum (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874) – Niger, Egypt

References

  1. Reuss, A. (1834). "Zoologische Miscellen.". Museum Senckenbergianum, Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der beschreibenden Naturgeschichte 1: 195–276. 
  2. Gen. Megamyrmaekion Reuss, 1834. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/957. Retrieved 2025-09-25. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2125214 entry