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

Myrmarachne formica (Doleschall, 1859)

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034781

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Described:

Distribution: Indonesia (Ambon)

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

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Taxonomic References

Salticus formica Doleschall, 1859: 23, pl. 5, f. 7 (Dm; preoccupied in Synemosyna by Hentz, 1846, see Synemosyna formica) Original description

Synemosyna decipiens Thorell, 1877b: 545 (T from Salticus, replacement name) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:064226]

Myrmarachne formicae Roewer, 1955c: 945 (lapsus, T from Synemosyna, S of Synemosyna decipiens)

References

Doleschall, L. (1859). Tweede Bijdrage tot de kennis der Arachniden van den Indischen Archipel. Acta Societatis Scientiarum Indo-Neerlandicae 5(5): 1-60, pl. 1-17. -- Show included taxa

Roewer, C. F. (1955c). Katalog der Araneae von 1758 bis 1940, bzw. 1954. 2. Band, Abt. a (Lycosaeformia, Dionycha [excl. Salticiformia]). 2. Band, Abt. b (Salticiformia, Cribellata) (Synonyma-Verzeichnis, Gesamtindex). Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Bruxelles, 1751 pp. -- Show included taxa

Thorell, T. (1877b). Studi sui Ragni Malesi e Papuani. I. Ragni di Selebes raccolti nel 1874 dal Dott. O. Beccari. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 10: 341-637. -- 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.

GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

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