Charippus

Charippus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Charippus
Thorell, 1895
Type species
Charippus errans
Thorell, 1895
Species

11, see text

Charippus is a genus of spiders in the jumping spider family, Salticidae.

The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek Χάριππος, (literally, "graceful rider"), according to Thorell taken from Persian mythology.

Species

As of May 2022 it contains eleven species, found in Asia:

References

  1. ↑ "Gen. Charippus Thorell, 1895". World Spider Catalog Version 23.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

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