Myrmarachne uniseriata explained

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Myrmarachne uniseriata Narayan, 1915 . World Spider Catalog . 7 January 2021.
  2. Model mimics: antlike jumping spiders of the genus Myrmarachne from Sri Lanka . Journal of Natural History . 49 . 43–44 . 2609–2666 . 10.1080/00222933.2015.1034209 . 2015. Benjamin. Suresh P.. 86173142 .
  3. Web site: Not quite an ant… . Sundayobserver.lk . 28 June 2015 . 3 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150701021327/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2015/06/28/spe-dis-02.asp . 1 July 2015 . live .

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