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Myrmarachne morningside

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Myrmarachne morningside
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M. morningside
Binomial name
Myrmarachne morningside
Benjamin, 2015

Myrmarachne morningside, is a species of spider of the genus Myrmarachne. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1][2] The species was first found from Eastern part of morningside section of Sinharaja Forest Reserve. The species can easily identified by mostly shiny surfaces on distal parts of prosoma. The species is sometimes confused with Myrmarachne spissa, only can be carefully separated from a disk-shaped tegulum.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Myrmarachne morningside Benjamin, 2015". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  2. ^ Benjamin, Suresh P. (2015). "Model mimics: antlike jumping spiders of the genus Myrmarachne from Sri Lanka". Journal of Natural History. 49 (43–44): 2609–2666. doi:10.1080/00222933.2015.1034209.
  3. ^ "Not quite an ant…". Sundayobserver.lk. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2016.