Myrmarachne striatipes

Myrmarachne striatipes is a jumping spider that mimics an ant. Its body length is around eight millimeters.

Myrmarachne striatipes
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M. striatipes
Binomial name
Myrmarachne striatipes
(L. Koch, 1879)
Synonyms

Leptorchestes striatipes

Name

The species name is derived from Latin striatipes "striped foot".

Distribution

M. 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.
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