MORPHOMETRICAL ASPECTS OF TWO MYRMARACHNE SPECIES FROM MANIPUR.

Two ant-mimicking jumping spider species of the genus Myrmarachne MacLeay, 1839 (Araneae: Salticidae): Myrmarachne melanocephala and M. kiboschensis are recorded from Manipur, India. Ecologically, M. melanocephala are dominant as compared to M. kiboschensis and ecological niche seems to overlap in many cases. In the present study, the males and females of these species are re-described through morphometric data and their copulatory organ structures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]