Myrmage dishani is a species of spiders of the genus Myrmage. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[2][3] The species was first found from Eastern part of Sinharaja Forest Reserve. The species can easily identified by the round opisthosoma, without any visible, constrict. However, the species is much similar to Myrmage imbellis[4] syn.: Myrmarachne imbellis.[5]
Myrmage dishani | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Myrmage |
Species: | M. dishani
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Binomial name | |
Myrmage dishani (Benjamin, 2015)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Myrmarachne dishani |
References
edit- ^ NMBE Myrmage dishani
- ^ "Myrmarachne dishani Benjamin, 2015". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ Benjamin, Suresh P. (2015). "Model mimics: antlike jumping spiders of the genus Myrmarachne from Sri Lanka". Journal of Natural History. 49 (43–44): 2609–2666. doi:10.1080/00222933.2015.1034209. S2CID 86173142.
- ^ NMBE Family: Salticidae Blackwall,1841
- ^ "Not quite an ant…". Sundayobserver.lk. 28 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2016.