Myrmarachne aurantiaca

Myrmarachne aurantiaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Myrmarachne
Species: M. aurantiaca
Binomial name
Myrmarachne aurantiaca
Benjamin, 2015

Myrmarachne aurantiaca, is a species of spider of the genus Myrmarachne. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1][2] The species was first found from Ethagala range of Kurunegala District. The species can easily identified by the reddish orange-coloured carapace and dorsally flat chelicerae of male.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Myrmarachne aurantiaca Benjamin, 2015". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  2. "Model mimics: antlike jumping spiders of the genus Myrmarachne from Sri Lanka". Taylor Francis Online. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  3. "Not quite an ant…". Sundayobserver.lk. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2016.


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