Myrmarachne sp. (genus)

2 Unidentified Ant-mimic jumping spider at Holt, ACT

Myrmarachne sp. (genus) at Holt, ACT - 17 Sep 2020
Myrmarachne sp. (genus) at Holt, ACT - 17 Sep 2020
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Identification history

Myrmarachne sp. (genus) 29 Jan 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Myrmarachne striatipes 7 Jul 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Myrmarachne luctuosa 17 Sep 2020 Roger

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This is the aeneopilosa form of luctuosa (vs the aurea form with a golden abdomen) (Whyte (2017) Zool J Linn Soc 179: 642-676). See images on ALA and iNaturalist.

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   7 Jul 2021
Roger looking up the reference provided it seems that a female Myrmarachne striatipes: forma urens is a better match

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  • 17 Sep 2020 12:59 PM Recorded on
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