taxonID	type	description	language	source
D10187E7987C7F59548FFE30FC75FCB9.taxon	description	Figs 1 – 7	en	Caleb, J. T. D., Joseph, M. M. (2025): ON THE SYNONYMY OF MYRMARACHNE CALCUTTAENSIS BISWAS, 1984 (ARANEAE: SALTICIDAE). Far Eastern Entomologist 521: 21-24, DOI: 10.25221/fee.521.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.25221/fee.521.3
D10187E7987C7F59548FFE30FC75FCB9.taxon	materials_examined	TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED. Myrmarachne calcuttaensis Biswas, 1984: Holotype ♀ (NZC-ZSI- 5119 / 18) from India: West Bengal, Kolkata (= Calcutta), Alipore, Zoological Garden, 04. I 1982, coll. Bijan Biswas. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL EXAMINED. India: Kerala, Alappuzha, Changaram near Ezhupunna, 9.7966 N, 76.2958 E, h = 04 m, 20. VIII 2024, 1 ♀ (BMCAM 2024014), coll. Anitha Abraham, from ground, by hand.	en	Caleb, J. T. D., Joseph, M. M. (2025): ON THE SYNONYMY OF MYRMARACHNE CALCUTTAENSIS BISWAS, 1984 (ARANEAE: SALTICIDAE). Far Eastern Entomologist 521: 21-24, DOI: 10.25221/fee.521.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.25221/fee.521.3
D10187E7987C7F59548FFE30FC75FCB9.taxon	discussion	COMMENTS. Biswas (1984) described Myrmarachne calcuttaensis from Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, based on a holotype female. The description was accompanied by schematic illustrations of the epigyne and internal genitalia (Biswas, 1984: figs 18 & 19). Upon re-examination of the holotype (Figs 1 – 3), we discovered that the dissected epigyne was missing. However, two additional female specimens (Fig. 4), collected from the same location and labelled as " paratypes " (Fig. 7), were found alongside the holotype. Notably, these specimens were not designated as paratypes in the original description. A detailed examination of these specimens revealed that their general morphology and genitalic structure are identical to those of M. melanocephala MacLeay, 1839: epigyne with a pair of oval copulatory openings, twisted copulatory ducts, and lateral pockets positioned above the epigastric furrow (cf. Figs 1 – 6 and figs 17 – 19 in Biswas (1984) with figs 3 B – D & 5 in Edwards & Benjamin (2009) and figs 26 – 30 in Caleb (2016 )), clearly indicate that M. calcuttaensis is a junior synonym of M. melanocephala. Furthermore, both M. melanocephala and M. calcuttaensis were originally described from Bengal, a region corresponding to present-day West Bengal, India, and Bangladesh, further substantiating their conspecificity. REMARK. For a complete list of taxonomic references see World Spider Catalog (2025).	en	Caleb, J. T. D., Joseph, M. M. (2025): ON THE SYNONYMY OF MYRMARACHNE CALCUTTAENSIS BISWAS, 1984 (ARANEAE: SALTICIDAE). Far Eastern Entomologist 521: 21-24, DOI: 10.25221/fee.521.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.25221/fee.521.3
D10187E7987C7F59548FFE30FC75FCB9.taxon	distribution	DISTRIBUTION. Pakistan to Indonesia (World Spider Catalog, 2025).	en	Caleb, J. T. D., Joseph, M. M. (2025): ON THE SYNONYMY OF MYRMARACHNE CALCUTTAENSIS BISWAS, 1984 (ARANEAE: SALTICIDAE). Far Eastern Entomologist 521: 21-24, DOI: 10.25221/fee.521.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.25221/fee.521.3
