''Myrmecotypus'' is a genus of ant mimicking corinnid sac spiders first described by

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in 1894. Species mainly occur from Panama to Mexico, with one species found in the United States, and one in Argentina. ''M. rettenmeyeri'', named after entomologist

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, has an unusual longitudinal band of black hairs extending along the midline of the

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, enhancing its resemblance to '' Camponotus sericeiventris'', an ant it shares a habitat with. The black hairs correspond to the solid longitudinal keel-like dorsal extensions of the posterior sections of the ant's thorax.

Species

it contains fourteen species in North,

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, and South America: *''

Myrmecotypus fuliginosus ''Myrmecotypus'' is a genus of ant mimicking corinnid sac spiders first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1894. Species mainly occur from Panama to Mexico, with one species found in the United States, and one in Argentina. ''M. rettenmeyer ...

'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 (

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) – Mexico *''

Myrmecotypus haddadi ''Myrmecotypus'' is a genus of ant mimicking corinnid sac spiders first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1894. Species mainly occur from Panama to Mexico, with one species found in the United States, and one in Argentina. ''M. rettenmeyer ...

'' Perger & Rubio, 2021 – Bolivia *''

Myrmecotypus iguazu ''Myrmecotypus'' is a genus of ant mimicking corinnid sac spiders first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1894. Species mainly occur from Panama to Mexico, with one species found in the United States, and one in Argentina. ''M. rettenmeyer ...

'' Rubio & Arbino, 2009 – Bolivia, Argentina *''

Myrmecotypus jasmineae ''Myrmecotypus'' is a genus of ant mimicry, ant mimicking Corinnidae, corinnid sac spiders first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge, O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1894. Species mainly occur from Panama to Mexico, with one species found in the Unit ...

'' Leister & Miller, 2014 – Nicaragua *''

Myrmecotypus lineatipes ''Myrmecotypus'' is a genus of ant mimicking corinnid sac spiders first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1894. Species mainly occur from Panama to Mexico, with one species found in the United States, and one in Argentina. ''M. rettenmeyer ...

'' Chickering, 1937 – Panama *'' Myrmecotypus lineatus'' ( Emerton, 1909) – USA *''

Myrmecotypus niger ''Myrmecotypus'' is a genus of ant mimicking corinnid sac spiders first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1894. Species mainly occur from Panama to Mexico, with one species found in the United States, and one in Argentina. ''M. rettenmeyer ...

'' Chickering, 1937 – Panama, Bolivia, Brazil *''

Myrmecotypus olympus ''Myrmecotypus'' is a genus of ant mimicking corinnid sac spiders first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1894. Species mainly occur from Panama to Mexico, with one species found in the United States, and one in Argentina. ''M. rettenmeyer ...

'' Reiskind, 1969 – Panama, Brazil *''

Myrmecotypus orpheus ''Myrmecotypus'' is a genus of ant mimicking corinnid sac spiders first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1894. Species mainly occur from Panama to Mexico, with one species found in the United States, and one in Argentina. ''M. rettenmeyer ...

'' Reiskind, 1969 – Panama *''

Myrmecotypus pilosus ''Myrmecotypus'' is a genus of ant mimicking corinnid sac spiders first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1894. Species mainly occur from Panama to Mexico, with one species found in the United States, and one in Argentina. ''M. rettenmeyer ...

'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) – Mexico, Panama *''

Myrmecotypus rettenmeyeri ''Myrmecotypus'' is a genus of ant mimicking corinnid sac spiders first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1894. Species mainly occur from Panama to Mexico, with one species found in the United States, and one in Argentina. ''M. rettenmeyer ...

'' Unzicker, 1965 – Panama *''

Myrmecotypus rubioi ''Myrmecotypus'' is a genus of ant mimicking corinnid sac spiders first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1894. Species mainly occur from Panama to Mexico, with one species found in the United States, and one in Argentina. ''M. rettenmeyer ...

'' Pett & Perger, 2021 – Bolivia *''

Myrmecotypus rubrofemoratus ''Myrmecotypus'' is a genus of ant mimicking corinnid sac spiders first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1894. Species mainly occur from Panama to Mexico, with one species found in the United States, and one in Argentina. ''M. rettenmeyer ...

'' Perger & Rubio, 2021 – Bolivia *'' Myrmecotypus tahyinandu'' Perger & Rubio, 2020 – Bolivia

References

External links

Myrmecotypus
at BugGuide
Pictures of ''M. lineatus''
Corinnidae genera Corinnidae Spiders of North America Spiders of South America Taxa named by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge {{Corinnidae-stub