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| Charippus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific 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 | |
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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.
As of May 2022[update] it contains eleven species, found in Asia: