Myrmarachne formicaria is a species of jumping spider (family Salticidae).[1] It mimics an ant. It is one of the few species in the genus Myrmarachne that is found outside the tropics.

Name

The species name formicaria means "ant-like" in Latin[citation needed] coming from combining the Latin noun "formica" which means ant[2] and the Latin suffix "-aria" which is commonly used in scientific naming conventions to denote biological genera and groups [3]

Distribution

M. formicaria has a palearctic distribution and has been introduced to the United States.[1] It was first recorded in the United States on 16 August 2001 in Trumbull County, Ohio. Since then, it has spread to Pennsylvania and New York.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Myrmarachne formicaria (De Geer, 1778)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-04-03
  2. ^ "ONLINE LATIN DICTIONARY - Latin - English". www.online-latin-dictionary.com.
  3. ^ "Definition of aria | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com.
  4. ^ Gall, Wayne K.; Edwards, G. B. (21 April 2016). "First records for the jumping spiders Heliophanus kochii in the Americas and Myrmarachne formicaria in New York State (Araneae: Salticidae)" (PDF). Peckhamia. 140 (1): 1–7. ISSN 1944-8120. Retrieved 31 August 2020.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrmarachne_formicaria
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