Myrmarachne melanocephala

Myrmarachne melanocephala
female M. melanocephala from Thailand
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Myrmarachne
Species:
M. melanocephala
Binomial name
Myrmarachne melanocephala
MacLeay, 1839
Synonyms
  • Salticus contractus Karsch, 1880
  • Salticus providens Peckham & Peckham, 1892
  • Myrmarachne providens Simon, 1901

Myrmarachne melanocephala, is a species of spider of the genus Myrmarachne, a genus of ant-mimicking jumping spiders. It is found throughout the countries ranging from Pakistan to Indonesia. Type locality has been recorded as Bengal of British India (present day West Bengal, India).