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Ant-mimic Spiders
Myrmarachne
Myrmarachne is a genus of ant-mimicking jumping spiders that was first described by W. S. MacLeay in 1839. They are commonly called ant-mimicking spiders, but they are not the only spiders that have this attribute. The name is a combination of Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (myrmex), meaning "ant", and ἀράχνη (arachne), meaning "spider".
This genus has undergone many changes, and is still under review as more information becomes available. In 2016, several genera were split off, including Helicius and the monotypic genus Panachraesta. The genus Emertonius was revalidated in 2018 after being synonymized with Myrmarachne for nearly thirty years.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Myrmarachne formicaria
speciesMyrmarachne formicaria
Bicolor-ant-mimicking Jumping Spider
speciesMyrmarachne melanocephala
Japanese Ant-mimic Spider
speciesMyrmarachne japonica
Myrmarachne formosana
speciesMyrmarachne formosana
Myrmarachne elongata
speciesMyrmarachne elongata
Myrmarachne cornuta
speciesMyrmarachne cornuta
Mourning Ant-mimic Spider
speciesMyrmarachne luctuosa
Myrmarachne nigella
speciesMyrmarachne nigella
Myrmarachne inermichelis
speciesMyrmarachne inermichelis
Sugar Ant-mimic
speciesMyrmarachne marshalli
Stripey-legged Ant Mimic
speciesMyrmarachne striatipes
Slender Ant-mimicking Jumping Spider
speciesMyrmarachne ichneumon
Myrmarachne clavigera
speciesMyrmarachne clavigera
Myrmarachne prava
speciesMyrmarachne prava
Macaulay's Ant-mimic Spider
speciesMyrmarachne macaulayi
Myrmarachne ramosa
speciesMyrmarachne ramosa
Balbyter Ant-mimic
speciesMyrmarachne uvira
Myrmarachne gisti
speciesMyrmarachne gisti
Green Tree Ant-mimic Spider
speciesMyrmarachne smaragdina
Myrmarachne formosicola
speciesMyrmarachne formosicola
Red-headed Ant Mimic
speciesMyrmarachne erythrocephalus
Myrmarachne ramunni
speciesMyrmarachne ramunni
Helen Smith's Ant-mimic Spider
speciesMyrmarachne helensmithae
Myrmarachne spissa
speciesMyrmarachne spissa
Red-and-black Ant Mimic
speciesMyrmarachne bicolor
Myrmarachne assimilis
speciesMyrmarachne assimilis
Myrmarachne macrognatha
speciesMyrmarachne macrognatha
Myrmarachne laurentina
speciesMyrmarachne laurentina
Myrmarachne poonaensis
speciesMyrmarachne poonaensis
Myrmarachne jacksoni
speciesMyrmarachne jacksoni
Myrmarachne lupata
speciesMyrmarachne lupata
Macleay's Ant-mimic Spider
speciesMyrmarachne macleayana
Myrmarachne inflatipalpis
speciesMyrmarachne inflatipalpis
Myrmarachne kuwagata
speciesMyrmarachne kuwagata
Myrmarachne lesserti
speciesMyrmarachne lesserti
Myrmarachne lambirensis
speciesMyrmarachne lambirensis
Myrmarachne acromegalis
speciesMyrmarachne acromegalis
Myrmarachne thaii
speciesMyrmarachne thaii
Myrmarachne brevis
speciesMyrmarachne brevis
Myrmarachne albosetosa
speciesMyrmarachne albosetosa
Cocktail Ant-mimic
speciesMyrmarachne solitaria
Myrmarachne glavisi
speciesMyrmarachne glavisi
Myrmarachne pumilio
speciesMyrmarachne pumilio
Myrmarachne balinese
speciesMyrmarachne balinese
Myrmarachne constricta
speciesMyrmarachne constricta
St. Helenian Ant Spider
speciesMyrmarachne isolata
Myrmarachne natalica
speciesMyrmarachne natalica
Myrmarachne opaca
speciesMyrmarachne opaca
Myrmarachne angusta
speciesMyrmarachne angusta
Myrmarachne lanyuensis
speciesMyrmarachne lanyuensis
Myrmarachne morningside
speciesMyrmarachne morningside
Myrmarachne markaha
speciesMyrmarachne markaha
Myrmarachne lugubris
speciesMyrmarachne lugubris
Myrmarachne robusta
speciesMyrmarachne robusta
Myrmarachne biseratensis
speciesMyrmarachne biseratensis
Myrmarachne bicurvata
speciesMyrmarachne bicurvata
Myrmarachne tristis
speciesMyrmarachne tristis
Myrmarachne himalayensis
speciesMyrmarachne himalayensis
Myrmarachne lagarosoma
speciesMyrmarachne lagarosoma
Myrmarachne foreli
speciesMyrmarachne foreli
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 51780.