''Myrmecium'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
ant-mimicking corinnid sac spiders first described by
Pierre André Latreille
Pierre André Latreille (; 29 November 1762 – 6 February 1833) was a French zoology, zoologist, specialising in arthropods. Having trained as a Roman Catholic priest before the French Revolution, Latreille was imprisoned, and only regained hi ...
in 1824.
The unrelated
jumping spider
Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family (biology), family Salticidae. , this family contained over 600 species description, described genus, genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spide ...
species ''
Synemosyna formica'' has been mistaken for a member of this genus twice, once by
Eugène Simon
Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider Taxonomy (biology), taxonomist in history, ...
in 1897 (''Myrmecium lunatum'')
and once by
Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão
Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão (July 17, 1886 – December 14, 1948) was a Brazilian zoologist who is considered the founder of Arachnology in South America, publishing 198 papers on the Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy of Arachnida. He was als ...
in 1932 (''Myrmecium rubrum'').
Species
it contains thirty-nine species in
South America
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and the
Caribbean
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:
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Myrmecium amphora''
Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Venezuela
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Myrmecium bifasciatum''
Taczanowski
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, 1874 – Bolivia, Trinidad, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil
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Myrmecium bolivari''
Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Venezuela, Colombia
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Myrmecium bonaerense''
Holmberg, 1881 – Argentina
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Myrmecium camponotoides''
Mello-Leitão, 1932 – Brazil
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Myrmecium carajas''
Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Brazil
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Myrmecium carvalhoi
Myrmecium may refer to:
* Myrmecium (spider), ''Myrmecium'' (spider), a genus of ant-like spiders from South America (Castianeirinae)
* Myrmecium (sponge), ''Myrmecium'' (sponge) (Goldfuss), a genus of extinct Calcareous sponges
* Myrmēkion, an a ...
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Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Brazil
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Myrmecium catuxy''
Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Colombia, Brazil
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Myrmecium chikish''
Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Peru
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Myrmecium cizauskasi''
Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Brazil
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Myrmecium dacetoniforme''
Mello-Leitão, 1932 – Brazil
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Myrmecium deladanta''
Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Ecuador
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Myrmecium diasi''
Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Brazil
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Myrmecium erici''
Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Guyana
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Myrmecium ferro
Myrmecium may refer to:
* ''Myrmecium'' (spider), a genus of ant-like spiders from South America (Castianeirinae)
* ''Myrmecium'' (sponge) (Goldfuss), a genus of extinct Calcareous sponges
* Myrmēkion, an ancient Greek town at Crimea
C ...
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Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Brazil
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Myrmecium fuscum''
Dahl, 1907 – Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
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Myrmecium indicattii''
Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Brazil
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Myrmecium latreillei''
(Lucas, 1857) – Brazil
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Myrmecium lomanhungae''
Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Brazil
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Myrmecium luepa''
Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Venezuela
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Myrmecium machetero''
Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Bolivia, Peru
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Myrmecium malleum''
Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Venezuela, Colombia
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Myrmecium monacanthum''
Simon
Simon may refer to:
People
* Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon
* Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon
* Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...
, 1897 – Colombia
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Myrmecium nogueirai''
Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Peru, Brazil
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Myrmecium oliveirai''
Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Brazil
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Myrmecium oompaloompa''
Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Brazil, Guyana
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Myrmecium otti''
Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Peru, Brazil
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Myrmecium pakpaka''
Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Peru
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Myrmecium raveni''
Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Brazil
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Myrmecium reticulatum''
Dahl, 1907 – Peru
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Myrmecium ricettii''
Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Colombia, Brazil
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Myrmecium rufum''
Latreille, 1824 (
type
Type may refer to:
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* ...
) – Brazil
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Myrmecium souzai''
Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Brazil
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Myrmecium tanguro''
Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Brazil
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Myrmecium tikuna''
Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Brazil
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Myrmecium trifasciatum''
Caporiacco, 1947 – Guyana, Brazil
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Myrmecium urucu''
Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Brazil
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Myrmecium viehmeyeri''
Dahl, 1907 – Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
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Myrmecium yamamotoi''
Candiani & Bonaldo, 2017 – Suriname, Brazil
References
External links
Clubionid ant-mimic from Trinidad and Tobago(''Myrmecium sp.'' according t
Corinnidae
Spiders of South America
Corinnidae genera
Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille
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