''Synemosyna'' is a genus of ant mimicking

jumping spiders Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping ...

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 Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

*'' Synemosyna aschnae'' Makhan, 2006 –

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

*'' Synemosyna aurantiaca'' ( Mello-Leitão, 1917) – Colombia, Brazil, Argentina *'' Synemosyna decipiens'' (

O. Pickard-Cambridge Octavius Pickard-Cambridge FRS (3 November 1828 – 9 March 1917) was an English clergyman and zoologist. He was a keen arachnologist who described and named more than 900 species of spider. Life and work Pickard-Cambridge was born in Blox ...

, 1896) – Mexico,

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

*'' Synemosyna edwardsi'' Cutler, 1985 – Mexico to Costa Rica *''

Synemosyna formica ''Synemosyna formica'' is a species of ant-mimicking jumping spider. It is found in the eastern United States and parts of Canada. References Further reading * External links * Salticidae Articles created by Qbugbot Spiders desc ...

'' Hentz, 1846 (

type Type may refer to: Science and technology Computing * Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc. * Data type, collection of values used for computations. * File type * TYPE (DOS command), a command to display contents of a file. * Ty ...

) – USA *'' Synemosyna hentzi'' Peckham & Peckham, 1892 – Brazil *'' Synemosyna invemar'' Cutler & Müller, 1991 – Colombia *'' Synemosyna lauretta'' Peckham & Peckham, 1892 – Brazil, Argentina *'' Synemosyna lucasi'' (

Taczanowski Taczanowski (Polish feminine: Taczanowska; plural: Taczanowscy) is the surname of a Polish szlachta (nobility) family from Poznań bearing the Jastrzębiec coat of arms and the motto: ''Plus penser que dire''. They took their name from th ...

, 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 ''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 Mex ...

'' (Mello-Leitão, 1933) – Brazil *'' Synemosyna ubicki'' Cutler, 1988 –

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

References

External links

Photographs of ''Synemosyna'' species from Brazil

Picture of ''S. formica''