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Synemosyna formica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Salticinae
Genus:	Synemosyna
Species:	S. formica
Binomial name
Synemosyna formica Hentz, 1846
Synonyms
Janus gibberosus C. L. Koch, 1846 Myrmecium lunatum Simon, 1897 Myrmecium rubrum Mello-Leitão, 1932 Synemosyna lunata (Simon, 1897)

Synemosyna formica is a species of ant-mimicking jumping spider. It is found in the eastern United States and parts of Canada. The first pair of legs are elevated to imitate ant antennae, unlike other ant mimicks such as the genus Synageles which use their second pair of legs.

References

1. ^ "Taxon details Synemosyna formica Hentz, 1846". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
2. "Synemosyna formica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
3. "Synemosyna formica species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
4. "Synemosyna formica". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
5. ^ "Synemosyna formica Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
6. Cutler, Bruce (1987). "A Revision of the American Species of the Antlike Jumping Spider Genus Synageles (Araneae, Salticidae)". The Journal of Arachnology. 15 (3): 321–348. ISSN 0161-8202.

Further reading

• Maddison, W. P.; Evans, S. C.; Hamilton, C. A.; Bond, J. E.; et al. (2017). "A genome-wide phylogeny of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae), using anchored hybrid enrichment". ZooKeys (695): 89–101. doi:10.3897/zookeys.695.13852. PMC 5673835. PMID 29134008.

External links

• [REDACTED] Media related to Synemosyna formica at Wikimedia Commons

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