Sympolymnia is a genus of ant-mimicking spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders).
Distribution Sympolymnia is found from Mexico to Argentina.
Etymology The genus name is a combination of Ancient Greek "sym" ("with"), and Polymnia, one of the Greek muses.
S. cutleri honors arachnologist Bruce E. Cutler. "Shinahota" refers to a place with many ants in the local Yuracaré language.
Species , this genus includes five species:
Sympolymnia cutleri Perger & Rubio, 2020 – Bolivia Sympolymnia edwardsi (Cutler, 1985) – Mexico to Costa Rica Sympolymnia lauretta (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1892) – Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina Sympolymnia lucasi (Taczanowski, 1871) – Peru, Colombia, Brazil, French Guiana Sympolymnia shinahota Perger & Rubio, 2020 – Bolivia, Brazil
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