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 . "Shinahota" refers to a place with many ants in the local Yuracaré language.
Species
, this genus includes five species:
- Sympolymnia cutleri <small>Perger & Rubio, 2020</small> â Bolivia
- Sympolymnia edwardsi <small>(Cutler, 1985)</small> â Mexico to Costa Rica
- Sympolymnia lauretta <small>(G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1892)</small> â Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina
- Sympolymnia lucasi <small>(Taczanowski, 1871)</small> â Peru, Colombia, Brazil, French Guiana
- Sympolymnia shinahota <small>Perger & Rubio, 2020</small> â Bolivia, Brazil
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