Myrmarachne formicaria

Myrmarachne formicaria is a species of jumping spider. It mimics an ant. It is one of the few species in the genus Myrmarachne that is found outside the tropics.

Name

The species name formicaria means "ant-like" in Latin coming from combining the Latin noun "formica" which means ant and the Latin suffix "-aria" which is commonly used in scientific naming conventions to denote biological genera and groups

Distribution

M. formicaria has a palearctic distribution and has been introduced to the United States. It was first recorded in the United States on 16 August 2001 in Trumbull County, Ohio. Since then, it has spread to Pennsylvania and New York.