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<taxonomicName LSID="http://species-id.net/wiki/Myrmarachne_melanocephala" authority="MacLeay, 1839" authorityName="MacLeay" authorityYear="1839" class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Myrmarachne" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Myrmarachne melanocephala" order="Araneae" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="melanocephala">Myrmarachne melanocephala MacLeay, 1839</taxonomicName>
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Figs 46-58
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<paragraph pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Myrmarachne" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Myrmarachne melanocephala" order="Araneae" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="melanocephala">Myrmarachne melanocephala</taxonomicName>
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MacLeay, 1839: 11, pl. 1, fig. 4;
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<bibRefCitation author="Galiano, ME" journalOrPublisher="Revista del Museo argentino Ciencias naturales Bernardino Rivadavia (Entomologia)" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" pagination="107 - 148" title="Salticidae (Araneae) formiciformes. VII. El genero Myrmarachne Mac Leay, 1839, en America." volume="3" year="1969">Galiano 1969</bibRefCitation>
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: 146;
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<bibRefCitation author="Edwards, GB" journalOrPublisher="Zootaxa" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" pagination="1 - 29" title="A first look at the phylogeny of the Myrmarachninae, with rediscovery and redescription of the type species of Myrmarachne (Araneae: Salticidae)." volume="2309" year="2009">Edwards and Benjamin 2009</bibRefCitation>
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: 5, figs. 1
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, 2
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, 3
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, 4
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, 5
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.
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<taxonomicName genus="Mymecia" lsidName="Mymecia melanocephala" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" rank="species" species="melanocephala">Mymecia melanocephala</taxonomicName>
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Walckenaer, 1841: 462.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Salticus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Salticus contractus" order="Araneae" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="contractus">Salticus contractus</taxonomicName>
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Karsch, 1880: 396.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Salticus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Salticus providens" order="Araneae" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="providens">Salticus providens</taxonomicName>
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Peckham & Peckham, 1892: 34.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Myrmarachne" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Myrmarachne providens" order="Araneae" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="providens">Myrmarachne providens</taxonomicName>
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:
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<bibRefCitation pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Simon 1901</bibRefCitation>
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: 500.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Myrmarachne" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Myrmarachne ramosa" order="Araneae" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ramosa">Myrmarachne ramosa</taxonomicName>
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Badcock, 1918: 303, fig. 8; Edmunds and
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Prószyński">Proszynski</normalizedToken>
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2003: 301, figs. 8-21.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Myrmarachne" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Myrmarachne albicrurata" order="Araneae" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="albicrurata">Myrmarachne albicrurata</taxonomicName>
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Badcock, 1918: 306, fig. 9a.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Myrmarachne" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Myrmarachne lateralis" order="Araneae" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lateralis">Myrmarachne lateralis</taxonomicName>
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Badcock, 1918: 310, figs. 9
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<subSubSection pageId="11" pageNumber="12" type="non-type material examined">
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<paragraph pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Non-type material examined.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
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1 male and 2 females. Mego [=
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="122.03333">122°2'E</geoCoordinate>
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], Sikka, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara Prov., INDONESIA, 16.X.2012, T. Yamasaki leg.
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<paragraph pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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Slender, light to dark brown species with relatively long pedicel. Males distinguished from other species by pedicel, which is as long as
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(Fig. 46); further distinguished from species having long pedicel such as
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Myrmarachne" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Myrmarachne assimilis" order="Araneae" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="assimilis">Myrmarachne assimilis</taxonomicName>
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Banks, 1930 (cf. figs 7, 13 in
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<bibRefCitation author="Banks, N" journalOrPublisher="Psyche" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" pagination="207 - 218" title="Ant-like spiders of the genus Myrmarachne from the Philippines." url="10.1155/1930/97165" volume="37" year="1930">Banks 1930</bibRefCitation>
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),
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Myrmarachne" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Myrmarachne cornuta" order="Araneae" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cornuta">Myrmarachne cornuta</taxonomicName>
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Badcock, 1918 (cf. figs 30-35 in
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Edmunds and
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2003
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) and
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Myrmarachne" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Myrmarachne plataleoides" order="Araneae" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="plataleoides">Myrmarachne plataleoides</taxonomicName>
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(O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869) (cf. figs 1-7 in
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<bibRefCitation pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
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Edmunds and
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2003
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) by shape and dentition of chelicera (Fig. 49). Females distinguished from others species by long pedicel as in males (Fig. 54); further distinguished from species having long pedicel such as
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Myrmarachne" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Myrmarachne assimilis" order="Araneae" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="assimilis">Myrmarachne assimilis</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Myrmarachne" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Myrmarachne cornuta" order="Araneae" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cornuta">Myrmarachne cornuta</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Myrmarachne" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Myrmarachne glavisi" order="Araneae" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="glavisi">Myrmarachne glavisi</taxonomicName>
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Prószyński">Proszynski</normalizedToken>
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& Deeleman-Reinhold, 2010 and
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Myrmarachne" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Myrmarachne plataleoides" order="Araneae" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="plataleoides">Myrmarachne plataleoides</taxonomicName>
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by markings on abdomen (Fig. 54) and structure of epigyne (Figs 57-58).
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<paragraph pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Measurements (male/female).</paragraph>
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<paragraph lastPageId="12" lastPageNumber="13" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
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Carapace length 2.13/2.18-2.37, width 1.15/1.10-1.18. Chelicera length 1.22.
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<normalizedToken originalValue="ALE–PLE">ALE-PLE</normalizedToken>
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0.82/0.77-0.83;
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0.40/0.36-0.38.
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<pageBreakToken pageId="12" pageNumber="13" start="start">Width</pageBreakToken>
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of eye row I 1.03/1.03-1.12; II 0.97/1.00-1.08; III 1.13/1.15-1.20. Eye size: AME 0.33/0.33-0.35; ALE 0.18/0.16-0.17; PME 0.06/0.05; PLE 0.19/0.19.
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<paragraph pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Male (Figs 46-53). Cephalic part almost flat dorsally, higher than thoracic part; thoracic part swollen dorsally; strongly incised laterally between cephalic and thoracic part (Figs 46-47). Chelicera shorter than carapace, bearing eleven prolateral and seven retrolateral teeth on its venter; fang weakly sinuous, without distinct tooth-like apophysis (Figs 49-50). Pedicel relatively long (0.50 mm). Abdomen elongate-oval; two dorsal scuta strongly incised laterally between them (Figs 46-47).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="12" pageNumber="13">With palp in dorsal and ventral views, cymbium oval, without distinct spines on its apex (Fig. 51). Tegulum round, with C-shaped ejaculatory duct in its distal retrolateral part (Fig. 51). Embolus forming two round coils; ventral coil much narrower than basal coil, and basal coil slightly narrower than venter of cymbium (Fig. 51). RTA strongly curved and tip spiraled, with well-developed flange (Figs 52-53).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Number of spines on legs. Femur I pd 1, rd 0; tibia I pv 4, rv 4; metatarsus I pv 2, rv 2; tibia II pv 0, rv 2; metatarsus II pv 2, rv 2.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Coloration in alcohol and pilosity. Cephalic part dark brown, covered with white setae; thoracic part light brown, sparsely covered with white setae; lateral surface above coxa II densely fringed with white setae (Figs 46-47). Chelicera dark brown. Endite and labium brownish orange, tinged with black, especially labium (Fig. 48). Sternum brownish orange (Fig. 48). Coxae and trochanters I, II and IV white, IV with lateral black stripes; coxa and trochanter III black except venter of trochanter light brown (Fig. 48). Abdomen covered with fine setae; anterior dorsal scutum grayish pale brown, and posterior dorsal scutum black; white transeverse band between scuta running diagonally from lateral to ventral area (Figs 46-47).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Female (Figs 54-58). Carapace strongly incised laterally behind PLE; cephalic part almost flat dorsally, slightly higher than thoracic part; thoracic part swollen dorsally (Figs 54-55). Chelicera bearing five prolateral and six retrolateral teeth on its venter. Pedicel relatively long (0. 58-0.83 mm). Abdomen elongate-oval, dorsal scuta inconspicuous (Figs 54-55).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Epigyne (Figs 57-58). Copulatory atria laterally-oriented oval. Lateral pockets present in front of epigastric furrow, rather widely separated. Sclerotized copulatory ducts from "figure 8" adjacent to ovoid spermathecae, then extending between atria to approximate vicinity of widely separated lateral pockets.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Number of spines on legs. Tibia I pv 4, rv 4-5; metatarsus I pv 2, rv 2; tibia II pv 1-3, rv 2-3; metatarsus II pv 2, pv 2.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Coloration in alcohol and pilosity. Cephalic part black, covered with sparse white setae dorsally; thoracic part light to dark brown, sparsely covered with white setae; lateral surface of carapace above coxa II white, densely fringed with white setae (Figs 54-55). Chelicera light brown. Endite, labium and sternum brownish orange, weakly tinged with black laterally (Fig. 56). Coxae and trochanters similar to those of males, except venter of coxa III also light brown (Fig. 56). Abdomen covered with white and fine setae (Figs 54-55).</paragraph>
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Figures 46-53.
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Myrmarachne" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Myrmarachne melanocephala" order="Araneae" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="melanocephala">Myrmarachne melanocephala</taxonomicName>
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, male. 46 Body in dorsal view 47 body in lateral view 48 endites, labium, coxae and trochanters in ventral view 49 left chelicera in ventral view 50 left fang in retrolateral view 51 left palp in ventral view 52 left palp in retrolateral view 53 left palpal tibia in dorsal view. (Scales. Figs 46-50: 1 mm; 51-53: 0.25 mm).
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Figures 54-58.
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Myrmarachne" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Myrmarachne melanocephala" order="Araneae" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="melanocephala">Myrmarachne melanocephala</taxonomicName>
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, female. 54 Body in dorsal view 55 body in lateral view 56 endites, labium, coxae and trochanters in ventral view 57 internal structure of epigyne in ventral view 58 internal structure of epigyne in dorsal view. (Scales. Figs 54-56: 1 mm; 57-58: 0.1 mm)
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<paragraph pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Remarks.</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Myrmarachne" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Myrmarachne melanocephala" order="Araneae" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="melanocephala">
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melanocephala
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are very similar to
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Myrmarachne" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Myrmarachne glavisi" order="Araneae" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="glavisi">Myrmarachne glavisi</taxonomicName>
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, a long-pedicled species, in males (cf. figs 117, 119-120 in
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and Deeleman-Reinhold 2010
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). However, the females of
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are distinguishable from the females of
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Myrmarachne" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Myrmarachne glavisi" order="Araneae" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="glavisi">Myrmarachne glavisi</taxonomicName>
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by the structure of the epigyne (cf. figs 125-126 in
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and Deeleman-Reinhold 2010
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). We here consider
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different from
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Myrmarachne" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Myrmarachne glavisi" order="Araneae" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="glavisi">Myrmarachne glavisi</taxonomicName>
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. However, the taxonomic status of
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Myrmarachne" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Myrmarachne glavisi" order="Araneae" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="glavisi">Myrmarachne glavisi</taxonomicName>
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should be reviewed by a detailed comparison between the type materials of
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Myrmarachne" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Myrmarachne glavisi" order="Araneae" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="glavisi">Myrmarachne glavisi</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Myrmarachne" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Myrmarachne melanocephala" order="Araneae" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="melanocephala">Myrmarachne melanocephala</taxonomicName>
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in the future.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph lastPageId="14" lastPageNumber="15" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
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The male specimen examined in the present study has relatively short chelicera compared with specimens from other areas. The male chelicera varies in the length depending on the body size within a species. The female specimens examined here agree with the description of
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Myrmarachne" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Myrmarachne melanocephala" order="Araneae" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="melanocephala">
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<pageBreakToken pageId="14" pageNumber="15" start="start">Myrmarachne</pageBreakToken>
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melanocephala
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</taxonomicName>
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and specimens from other areas, in particular the gray abdomen with transverse median black band is typical of populations throughout Southeast Asia, but lighter in color than the mostly black topotypical specimens from India. This seems to be only regional color variation.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="14" pageNumber="15" type="biology">
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<paragraph pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Biology.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="14" pageNumber="15">The specimens were collected from plantation areas.</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="14" pageNumber="15" type="distribution">
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<paragraph pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Distribution.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Widely distributed in South and Southeast Asia.</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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</document> |