Long-waisted Ant-Mimic Jumper
This longbodied Myrmarachne is easily recognised by its unusually long pedicel. measuring more than 1/3 of the length of its carapace. There are lateral white bands delineating the division between the cephalic and thoracic parts of the carapace. The abdomen is slender and constricted. While some females may have a blackandbrown abdomen, most individuals have a black abdomen covered with rings of white hair.
| Length | ♀ 6 mm; ♂ 6–8 mm, including chelicerae |
| Type Locality | "Malaya", Malaysia |
| Distribution | Singapore, Malaysia (Sabah), Brunei. |
| Habitat | Foliage in gardens, wasteland and forest fringes. |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Suborder Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
Myrmarachne cornuta (Original description ♂♀)
Badcock, 1918 Ant-like spiders from Malaya collected by the Annandale-Robinson Expedition 1901-02: 291, f. 5 doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1917.tb02070.x
Myrmarachne cornuta (♂♀)
Edmunds & Prószyński, 2003 On a collection of Myrmarachne spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from peninsular Malaya: 304, f. 30-39
Myrmarachne cornuta (♂♀)
Edwards & Benjamin, 2009 A first look at the phylogeny of the Myrmarachninae, with rediscovery and redescription of the type species of Myrmarachne (Araneae: Salticidae): 16, f. 7 doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2309.1.1
Myrmarachne cornuta (♂♀)
Yamasaki & Ahmad, 2013 Taxonomic study of the genus Myrmarachne of Borneo (Araneae: Salticidae): 518, f. 13A-G, 14A-F doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3710.6.1
Myrmarachne cornuta (♂ habitus)
Hill & Otto, 2015 Exasperating taxonomy of the colourful ant-mimic Myrmarachne exasperans (Araneae: Salticidae: Astioida: Myrmarachinae [sic]): 3, f. 2.4
Myrmarachne cornuta (♀)
Prószyński, 2017b Pragmatic classification of the world's Salticidae (Araneae): 103, f. 45C12, 46M doi:10.37828/em.2017.12.1
Myrmarachne cornuta (♀)
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. 19M, 22A doi:10.37828/em.2018.16.12
Myrmarachne cornuta (♂♀)
Tam et al., 2024 First record of Myrmarachne cornuta (Badcock 1918) (Araneae: Salticidae: Astioida: Myrmarachnini) in Vietnam: 1, f. 2.1-10, 3.1-6
* Retrieved from the World Spider Catalog.
Singapore, Malaysia (Sabah), Brunei.