Myrmarachne uniseriata

Myrmarachne uniseriata is a species of spider of the family Salticidae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka.[1][2] In Sri Lanka, the species was found in the Ethagala range of Kurunegala District. The species can easily identified by the reddish orange-coloured carapace and dorsally flat chelicerae of male.[3]

Myrmarachne uniseriata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Myrmarachne
Species:
M. uniseriata
Binomial name
Myrmarachne uniseriata
Narayan, 1915
Synonyms[1]
  • Myrmarachne aurantiaca Benjamin, 2015

The species was first described by Narayan in 1915. Separately, Myrmarachne aurantiaca was described by Benjamin in 2015. In 2017, Caleb and Benjamin reduced the latter name to a synonym of Myrmarachne uniseriata.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Myrmarachne uniseriata Narayan, 1915". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. ^ Benjamin, Suresh P. (2015). "Model mimics: antlike jumping spiders of the genus Myrmarachne from Sri Lanka". Journal of Natural History. 49 (43–44): 2609–2666. doi:10.1080/00222933.2015.1034209. S2CID 86173142.
  3. ^ "Not quite an ant…". Sundayobserver.lk. 28 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2016.