Synemosyna is a genus of ant mimicking jumping spiders that was first described by Nicholas Marcellus Hentz in 1846.
Species
it contains twenty species, found in the Caribbean, Central America, South America, the United States, and Mexico: Synemosyna americana (Peckham & Peckham, 1885) – Mexico to Venezuela Synemosyna ankeli Cutler & Müller, 1991 – Colombia Synemosyna aschnae Makhan, 2006 – Suriname Synemosyna aurantiaca (Mello-Leitão, 1917) – Colombia, Brazil, Argentina Synemosyna decipiens (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896) – Mexico, Guatemala Synemosyna edwardsi Cutler, 1985 – Mexico to Costa Rica Synemosyna formica Hentz, 1846 (type) – USA Synemosyna hentzi Peckham & Peckham, 1892 – Brazil Synemosyna invemar Cutler & Müller, 1991 – Colombia Synemosyna lauretta Peckham & Peckham, 1892 – Brazil, Argentina Synemosyna lucasi (Taczanowski, 1871) – Colombia to Peru and Guyana Synemosyna maddisoni Cutler, 1985 – Mexico, Guatemala Synemosyna myrmeciaeformis (Taczanowski, 1871) – Venezuela, Brazil, French Guiana Synemosyna nicaraguaensis Cutler, 1993 – Nicaragua Synemosyna paraensis Galiano, 1967 – Brazil, French Guiana Synemosyna petrunkevitchi (Chapin, 1922) – USA, Cuba Synemosyna scutata (Mello-Leitão, 1943) – Brazil Synemosyna smithi Peckham & Peckham, 1894 – Cuba, St. Vincent Synemosyna taperae (Mello-Leitão, 1933) – Brazil Synemosyna ubicki Cutler, 1988 – Costa Rica
References
External links Photographs of Synemosyna species from Brazil Painting of Synemosyna sp. Picture of S. formica
Further reading