Myrmarachne is a genus of ant-mimicking jumping spiders that was first described by W. S. MacLeay in 1839. They are commonly called ant-mimicking spiders, but they are not the only spiders that have this attribute. The name is a combination of Ancient Greek μύρμηξ, meaning "ant", and ἀράχνη, meaning "spider".
Onomastus is a genus of Asian jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900. It is the only genus in the subfamily Onomastinae.
Panachraesta is a monotypic genus of Sri Lankan jumping spiders containing the single species, Panachraesta paludosa. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900, and is only found in Sri Lanka. Until 2016, it was a synonym of Myrmarachne.
The wildlife of Sri Lanka includes its flora and fauna and their natural habitats. Sri Lanka has one of the highest rates of biological endemism.
Wanniyala is a genus of cellar spiders native to Sri Lanka, first described by Huber & Benjamin in 2005. They have six eyes and four pair of legs and grow up to 2 mm in length. The abdomen is globular and males have a distinctive distal hinged sclerite on the procursus of genitalia. The name is derived from the Sri Lankans native to the island that the first spiders were found on- the Vedda people- and their surname Wanniyala-Aetto.
Ballus segmentatus, is a species of spider of the genus Ballus. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. In 2022, it was suggested to be conspecific with Ballus sellatus.
Myrmarachne uniseriata is a species of spider of the family Salticidae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka, the species was found in the Ethagala range of Kurunegala District. The species can easily identified by the reddish orange-coloured carapace and dorsally flat chelicerae of male.
Myrmarachne bicurvata is a species of spider of the family Salticidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Myrmage dishani is a species of spiders of the genus Myrmage. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. The species was first found from Eastern part of Sinharaja Forest Reserve. The species can easily identified by the round opisthosoma, without any visible, constrict. However, the species is much similar to Myrmage imbellissyn.: Myrmarachne imbellis.
Myrmage imbellis, is a species of spider of the genus Myrmage. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Myrmarachne prava is a species of spider of the genus Myrmarachne. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Myrmarachne ramunni is a species of spiders of the genus Myrmarachne. It is native to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Myrmarachne spissa is a species of spider of the family Salticidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Onomastus corbetensis, is a species of spider of the genus Onomastus. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Onomastus maskeliya, is a species of spider of the genus Onomastus. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Onomastus maskeliya inhabits high altitude cloud forests, as a result, its distribution is limited.
Bavirecta is a genus of Asian jumping spiders first described by N. Kanesharatnam & Suresh P. Benjamin in 2018. As of April 2019 it contains only two species. It was placed in the tribe Baviini, part of the clade Salticoida of the subfamily Salticinae.
Phintelloides is a genus of Asian jumping spiders erected by N. Kanesharatnam and Benjamin in 2019 after a molecular phylogenetic study of similar Asian Salticidae species. The single most likely cladogram shows that Phintelloides is sister to Phintella, with Proszynskia sister to both:
