New species of ant-mimicking jumping spiders of the genus Myrmarachne MacLeay, 1839 (Araneae: Salticidae) from north Queensland, Australia

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 245-255

  Ceccarelli, Sara ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ant mimics; Salticids; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; MYRMARACHNE; SALTICIDAE;

EID: 77955943890     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: 14406055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2010.00756.x     Document Type: Article

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