Biology:Myrmarachne striatipes

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Short description: Species of spider

Myrmarachne striatipes
Myrmarachne striatipes.jpg
Scientific classification edit
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

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.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3281831 entry