Megamyrmaekion Explained

Megamyrmaekion is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by A. Reuss in 1834.^[1]

Species

it contains twelve species:^[2]

• Megamyrmaekion algericum Simon, 1885 – Algeria, Tunisia
• Megamyrmaekion austrinum Simon, 1908 – Australia (Western Australia)
• Megamyrmaekion caudatum Reuss, 1834 (type) – Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Israel, Iran, India
• Megamyrmaekion hula Levy, 2009 – Israel
• Megamyrmaekion magshimim Levy, 2009 – Israel
• Megamyrmaekion nairobii Berland, 1920 – East Africa
• Megamyrmaekion pritiae (Tikader, 1982) – India
• Megamyrmaekion schreineri Tucker, 1923 – South Africa
• Megamyrmaekion tikaderi (Gajbe, 1987) – India
• Megamyrmaekion transvaalense Tucker, 1923 – South Africa
• Megamyrmaekion velox Simon, 1887 – South Africa
• Megamyrmaekion vulpinum (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874) – Niger, Egypt

Notes and References

1. Reuss. A.. 1834. Zoologische Miscellen.. Museum Senckenbergianum, Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der beschreibenden Naturgeschichte. 195–276. 1.
2. Gen. Megamyrmaekion Reuss, 1834. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-04. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.