Myrmarachne legon Wanless, 1978

Wesołowska, Wanda & Russell-Smith, Anthony, 2022, Jumping spiders from Ivory Coast collected by J. - C. Ledoux (Araneae, Salticidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 841 (1), pp. 1-143 : 66-67

Myrmarachne legon Wanless, 1978

Myrmarachne legon Wanless, 1978b: 69 , figs 41a–c, 42a–k.

Material examined

Paratypes IVORY COAST • 4 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; Lamto , Bandama Forest ; 10–18 Jan. 1975; MNHN .

Other material

IVORY COAST • 1 ♀; Lamto ; 28 Aug. 1975; “savane”; MNHN • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 2 Oct. 1975; “savane, sur branches”; MNHN • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 14 Aug. 1975; MNHN • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 13 Oct. 1975; MNHN • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 15 Aug. 1975; “hautes des herbes”; MNHN • 4 ♂♂; same collection data as for preceding; 11–20 Sep. 1975; “provenances diverses”; MNHN • 2 ♂♂; same collection data as for preceding; 18 Oct. 1975; “bosquet de savane, sur branches”; MNHN • 3 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding, Grand Nord ; 22 Aug. 1975; “savane arborée, sur branches”; MNHN • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; SE Grand Nord ; 20 Aug. 1974; “savane boisée, sur branches”; MNHN • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Mt Niangbo ; 15 Oct. 1975; “demi-pente, savane arborée, sur herbes”; MNHN • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; Man , Mt Tonkoui; 7°27′ N, 7°38′ W; 900–1000 m a.s.l.; 11 Nov. 1975; “branches au bord de la route”; MNHN .

Description

See Wanless (1978b).

Biology

Myrmarachne legon was confined to savannah habitats where it was found both in the herb layer and on branches of shrubs.

Distribution

Recorded from Ivory Coast, Niger and Ghana.