Mexcala

Mexcala
Female Mexcala elegans
Female Mexcala quadrimaculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Mexcala
Peckham & Peckham, 1902
Type species
M. rufa
Peckham & Peckham, 1902
Species

22, see text

Mexcala is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1902. The name is probably derived from the Nahuatl mezcal.

Distribution

Mexcala are found only in Africa, Yemen, and Iran.

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes 22 species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gen. Mexcala G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1902". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  2. ↑ Peckham, G. W.; Peckham, E. G. (1902). "Some new genera and species of Attidae from South Africa". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 9 (312): 330–335. doi:10.1155/1902/13502.