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Genus: Myrmarachne MacLeay, 1839 | Family: Salticidae Blackwall, 1841

Myrmarachne salongensis Pett, 2023

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059612

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Described:

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Distribution: DR Congo

External Resources*: Jumping Spiders of the World Metzner (2026)

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Holotype: Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren (MRAC/RMCA), Belgium m (ARA 247643) - (Pett, Iyomi & Mbende, 2023)
Paratype: Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren (MRAC/RMCA), Belgium 1m 3f (ARA 247643-247646) - (Pett, Iyomi & Mbende, 2023)

Taxonomic References

Myrmarachne salongensis Pett, in Pett, Iyomi & Mbende, 2023: 468, f. 1-18 (Dmf) Original description

References

Pett, B. L., Iyomi, D. M. M. & Mbende, M. (2023). Myrmarachnini (Araneae: Salticidae: Salticinae: Astioida) of Salonga National Park, D.R. Congo, with description of a new species and two new species records. Arthropoda Selecta 32(4): 466-473. doi: 10.15298/arthsel.32.4.11 -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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Metzner, H. (2026). Jumping spiders (Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae) of the world. Online at https://www.jumping-spiders.com.

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2023-12-25	New taxonomic reference entry	Pett, Iyomi & Mbende, 2023
2023-12-25	New species inserted	Pett, Iyomi & Mbende, 2023