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title: "Bicolor-ant-mimicking Jumping Spider"
description: "Myrmarachne melanocephala — Insects & spiders. Myrmarachne melanocephala, is a species of spider of the genus Myrmarachne, a genus of ant-mimicking jumping spiders."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/bicolor-ant-mimicking-jumping-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Bicolor-ant-mimicking Jumping Spider

> Myrmarachne melanocephala — Insects & spiders. Myrmarachne melanocephala, is a species of spider of the genus Myrmarachne, a genus of ant-mimicking jumping spiders.

- Scientific name: *Myrmarachne melanocephala*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1715
- Wikidata: [Q3046511](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3046511)
- iNaturalist taxon: [793777](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/793777)

## Names

- en: Bicolor-ant-mimicking Jumping Spider

## Countries with the most observations

IN (534), TH (134), SG (68), MY (39), LK (38), ID (25), CN (7), MM (7), BD (5), NP (4)

## Summary

Myrmarachne melanocephala, is a species of spider of the genus Myrmarachne, a genus of ant-mimicking jumping spiders. It is found throughout the countries ranging from Pakistan to Indonesia. Type locality has been recorded as Bengal of British India (present day West Bengal, India).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrmarachne_melanocephala

## Photo

![Bicolor-ant-mimicking Jumping Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bicolor-ant-mimicking-jumping-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: savija · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103741303

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bicolor-ant-mimicking-jumping-spider?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).