''Synemosyna'' is a

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of ant mimicking

jumping spiders Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. , this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiderscomprising 13% of spider species. Jumping s ...

that was first described by

Nicholas Marcellus Hentz Nicholas Marcellus Hentz (July 25, 1797 – November 4, 1856) was a French American educator and arachnologist. Biography Hentz was born in Versailles, France. He was the youngest child of Nicolas Hentz, Charles Nicholas Arnould Hentz and Marie-A ...

in 1846.

Species

it contains twenty species, found in the Caribbean, Central America, South America, the

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, and

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

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Synemosyna americana ''Synemosyna'' is a genus of ant mimicry, ant mimicking Salticidae, jumping spiders that was first described by Nicholas Marcellus Hentz in 1846. Species it contains twenty species, found in the Caribbean, Central America, South America, the Un ...

'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1885) – Mexico to Venezuela *'' Synemosyna ankeli'' Cutler & Müller, 1991 –

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Synemosyna aschnae ''Synemosyna'' is a genus of ant mimicking jumping spiders that was first described by Nicholas Marcellus Hentz in 1846. Species it contains twenty species, found in the Caribbean, Central America, South America, the United States, and Mexico: ...

'' Makhan, 2006 –

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*'' Synemosyna aurantiaca'' ( Mello-Leitão, 1917) – Colombia,

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*'' Synemosyna decipiens'' ( O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896) –

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*'' Synemosyna edwardsi'' Cutler, 1985 – Mexico to Costa Rica *'' Synemosyna formica'' Hentz, 1846 (

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) – USA *'' Synemosyna hentzi'' Peckham & Peckham, 1892 – Brazil *'' Synemosyna invemar'' Cutler & Müller, 1991 – Colombia *'' Synemosyna lauretta'' Peckham & Peckham, 1892 – Brazil, Argentina *'' Synemosyna lucasi'' ( Taczanowski, 1871) – Colombia to Peru and Guyana *''

Synemosyna maddisoni ''Synemosyna'' is a genus of ant mimicking jumping spiders that was first described by Nicholas Marcellus Hentz in 1846. Species it contains twenty species, found in the Caribbean, Central America, South America, the United States, and Mexico: ...

'' Cutler, 1985 – Mexico, Guatemala *''

Synemosyna myrmeciaeformis ''Synemosyna'' is a genus of ant mimicking jumping spiders that was first described by Nicholas Marcellus Hentz in 1846. Species it contains twenty species, found in the Caribbean, Central America, South America, the United States, and Mexico: ...

'' (Taczanowski, 1871) –

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, Brazil,

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*'' Synemosyna nicaraguaensis'' Cutler, 1993 –

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*'' Synemosyna paraensis'' Galiano, 1967 – Brazil, French Guiana *'' Synemosyna petrunkevitchi'' (Chapin, 1922) – USA,

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*'' Synemosyna scutata'' (Mello-Leitão, 1943) – Brazil *'' Synemosyna smithi'' Peckham & Peckham, 1894 – Cuba, St. Vincent *'' Synemosyna taperae'' (Mello-Leitão, 1933) – Brazil *'' Synemosyna ubicki'' Cutler, 1988 –

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Photographs of ''Synemosyna'' species from Brazil

Picture of ''S. formica''

Species

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