Sarinda
Peckham & Peckham, 1892
Species Guides
1Sarinda is a of jumping spiders (Salticidae) in the tribe Sarindini, established by Peckham & Peckham in 1892. The genus contains distributed in the Neotropics, with documented records in Uruguay including S. marcosi, S. sombraluminosa, and S. contraluz. Members of this genus exhibit myrmecomorphy—morphological and behavioral mimicry of ants. The genus is distinguished from related by characters of the genitalia and somatic .
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Identification
Distinguished from other Sarindini by genitalic characters; males and females diagnosed by specific configurations of the copulatory organs. -mimicry involves modified body proportions, coloration patterns, and locomotory resembling ants. Electron microscopy of sexual characters is used for -level identification.
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Distribution
Neotropical; documented in Uruguay with records of S. marcosi, S. sombraluminosa, and S. contraluz.
Behavior
Exhibits myrmecomorphy: both morphological and behavioral -mimicry involving characteristic movement patterns and body posture.
Similar Taxa
- ParafludaBoth belong to tribe Sarindini; Parafluda banksi occurs sympatrically in Uruguay and distinguished by genitalic .
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Morphological and behavioral traits associated with myrmecomorphy in Sarinda marcosi Piza, 1937 (Araneae: Salticidae: Sarindini)
- Two new species of Sarinda Peckham & Peckham, 1892, with an update on Sarindini in Uruguay (Araneae: Salticidae)