Synemosyna formica

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Synemosyna formica
File:Slender Ant-mimic Jumping Spider - Synemosyna formica 02.jpg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Synemosyna
Species:
S. formica
Binomial name
Synemosyna formica
Hentz, 1846[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Mello-Leitão, 1932 C. L. Koch, 1846
  • (Simon, 1897) Myrmecium lunatum
  • Janus gibberosus Simon, 1897
  • Myrmecium rubrum Synemosyna lunata

Synemosyna formica is a species of ant-mimicking jumping spider.[1][2][3][4][5] It is found in the eastern United States and parts of Canada.[5] The first pair of legs are elevated to imitate ant antennae, unlike other ant mimicks such as the genus Synageles which use their second pair of legs.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Taxon details Synemosyna formica Hentz, 1846". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  2. "Synemosyna formica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  3. "Synemosyna formica species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  4. "Synemosyna formica". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Synemosyna formica Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  6. Cutler, Bruce (1987). "A Revision of the American Species of the Antlike Jumping Spider Genus Synageles (Araneae, Salticidae)". The Journal of Arachnology. 15 (3): 321–348. ISSN 0161-8202.

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