Myrmarachne pumilio ( Karsch, 1880 )

Benjamin, Suresh P., 2015, Model mimics: antlike jumping spiders of the genus Myrmarachne from Sri Lanka, Journal of Natural History 49 (43), pp. 2609-2666 : 2660

Myrmarachne pumilio ( Karsch, 1880)

( Figure 40A–E )

Material examined

Syntype of Synemosyna pumilio from Bengal (West Bengal State of India & Bangladesh), 1 male ( ZMB 1533 ), leg. Nietner. Examined. Figure 40A–E . Myrmarachne hanoii Zabka, 1985: 419 , figures 364–367. New synonymy.

Distribution

Bangladesh, Borneo, China, India, Indonesia, Vietnam.

Remarks

This species has been redescribed with several detailed illustrations by Yamasaki and Ahmad (2013). The general shape of the chelicerae and palp are very characteristic. The papal tibia with a multi-pronged RTA is diagnostic. I thus consider Myrmarachne hanoii Zabka, 1985 a junior subjective synonym of Myrmarachne pumilio . A description of the female, diagnosis and natural history is given in Yamasaki and Ahmad (2013).

Figures

Figure 40. Myrmarachne pumilio. (A–E) male syntype (ZMB 1533). (A) ventral view; (B) retrolateral view; (C,D) dorsal view; (E) lateral view. Scale bars = 0.2 mm.