Genus of spiders
Myrmecotypus genus of ant mimicking corinnid sac spiders first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1894.[ 2] [ 3] [ 1]
M. rettenmeyeri , named after entomologist Carl Rettenmeyer , has an unusual longitudinal band of black hairs extending along the midline of the cephalothorax , enhancing its resemblance to Camponotus sericeiventris ant it shares a habitat with. The black hairs correspond to the solid longitudinal keel-like dorsal extensions of the posterior sections of the ant's thorax.
Species
As of January 2022[update] North , Central , and South America :[ 1]
Myrmecotypus fuliginosus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 (type ) – MexicoMyrmecotypus haddadi Perger & Rubio, 2021 – BoliviaMyrmecotypus iguazu Rubio & Arbino, 2009 – Bolivia, ArgentinaMyrmecotypus jasmineae Leister & Miller, 2014 – NicaraguaMyrmecotypus lineatipes Chickering , 1937Myrmecotypus lineatus (Emerton , 1909) – USAMyrmecotypus niger Chickering, 1937 – Panama, Bolivia, BrazilMyrmecotypus olympus Reiskind, 1969 – Panama, BrazilMyrmecotypus orpheus Reiskind, 1969 – PanamaMyrmecotypus pilosus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) – Mexico, PanamaMyrmecotypus rettenmeyeri Unzicker, 1965 – PanamaMyrmecotypus rubioi Pett & Perger, 2021 – BoliviaMyrmecotypus rubrofemoratus Perger & Rubio, 2021 – BoliviaMyrmecotypus tahyinandu Perger & Rubio, 2020 – Bolivia
References
^ a b c Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2022). "Gen. Myrmecotypus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894" . World Spider Catalog Version 22.5 . Natural History Museum Bern. doi :10.24436/2 . Retrieved 11 January 2022 . ^ Pickard-Cambridge, O. (1894), "Arachnida. Araneida", Biologia Centrali-Americana, Zoology ^ Reiskind, J. (1965). "The Taxonomic Problem of Sexual Dimorphism in Spiders and a Synonymy in Myrmecotypus (Araneae, Clubionidae)" . Psyche: A Journal of Entomology . 72 (4): 279– 281. doi :10.1155/1965/17894
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