Biserat Ant-mimicking Jumper
In the males, the elongated chelicerae project almost in parallel in top view but appear distinctly swollen at the tip in side view. The fangs are strongly arched. unlike those of the similarlooking M. acromegalis. The colour of the abdomen may vary from brown to black. The abdomen of the female (not shown here) is covered with a greyish brown scutum.
| Length | ♀ 5 mm; ♂ 6–7 mm, including chelicerae |
| Type Locality | Biserat, Yala, Thailand |
| Distribution | Singapore, Malaysia (Sabah, Penang), Thailand. |
| Habitat | Foliage in gardens, mangrove edges and rainforests. |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Suborder Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
Myrmarachne biseratensis (Original description ♂)
Badcock, 1918 Ant-like spiders from Malaya collected by the Annandale-Robinson Expedition 1901-02: 312, f. 10 doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1917.tb02070.x
Myrmarachne biseratensis (♂, D♀)
Yamasaki & Ahmad, 2013 Taxonomic study of the genus Myrmarachne of Borneo (Araneae: Salticidae): 512, f. 8A-G, 9A-F doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3710.6.1
Myrmarachne biseratensis (♀)
Prószyński, 2017b Pragmatic classification of the world's Salticidae (Araneae): 103, f. 46L doi:10.37828/em.2017.12.1
Myrmarachne biseratensis (♀)
Prószyński, 2018b Review of genera Evarcha and Nigorella, with comments on Emertonius, Padilothorax [sic], Stagetillus, and description of five new genera and two new species (Araneae: Salticidae): 161, f. 19L doi:10.37828/em.2018.16.12
* Retrieved from the World Spider Catalog.
Singapore, Malaysia (Sabah, Penang), Thailand.