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Messua (spider)
genus of arachnids
banksetosa
Banksetosa is a genus of Panamanian jumping spiders that was first described by Arthur Merton Chickering in 1946. it contains only two species, found only in Panama: B. dubia and B. notata. It is named in honor of Nathan Banks.
Ptocasius
Ptocasius is a genus of Asian jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1885.
Icius
Icius is a genus of jumping spiders described by Eugène Simon in 1876, belonging to the Order Araneae, Family Salticidae.
Rafalus
Rafalus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Jerzy Prószyński in 1999.
Hypaeus
Hypaeus is a South American genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).
Adoxotoma
Adoxotoma is a genus of South Pacific jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1909.
Eustiromastix
Eustiromastix is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902.
Kalcerrytus
Kalcerrytus is a genus of spiders in the jumping spider family, Salticidae.
Metaphidippus
Metaphidippus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus Phidippus.
Cytaea
Cytaea is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders).
Macaroeris
Macaroeris is a spider genus of the jumping spider family, Salticidae.
Rudra
genus of arachnids
Tabuina
Tabuina is a genus of Papuan jumping spiders that was first described by Wayne Paul Maddison in 2009. it contains only three species, found only in Papua New Guinea: T. baiteta, T. rufa, and T. varirata.
Philates
Philates is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Hyetussa
Hyetussa is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).
Festucula
Festucula is an African genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1901.
Gedea
Gedea is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Its species occur in Asia from China to Java.
Efate
genus of the spider family
Viciria
Viciria is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1877.
Colaxes
Colaxes is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Pseudeuophrys
Pseudeuophrys is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Friedrich Dahl in 1912. The name is a combination of the Ancient Greek "pseudo-" (), meaning "false", and the salticid genus Euophrys. It was briefly synonymized with Euophrys, but this decision was later reversed.
Admestina
Admestina is a genus of minute North American jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1888.
Meleon
Meleon is an African genus of jumping spiders that was first described by F. R. Wanless in 1984.
Wanlessia
Wanlessia is a genus of Asian jumping spiders that was first described by D. P. Wijesinghe in 1992. it contains two species, both endemic to eastern Asia: W. denticulata and W. sedgwicki. It is related to Portia, and is the only member of the subfamily Spartaeinae with well-developed palpal conductors. Both species only have descriptions for males. It is named in honor of arachnologist Fred R. Wanless, who described more than a dozen salticid genera from 1970 to 1990.
Gelotia
Gelotia is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1890.
Attidops
Attidops is a genus of jumping spiders (family Salticidae). It is closely related to the genera Ballus, Admestina and Icius.
Pancorius
Pancorius is a genus of Asian jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902. They are similar to Hyllus.
Pachyballus
Pachyballus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900. While most are found in Africa and nearby regions, one species is endemic to New Caledonia. The name is a combination of the Ancient Greek ("pachys"), meaning "thick", and the salticid genus Ballus.
Atomosphyrus
Atomosphyrus is a genus of South American jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902. it contains three species, found in Chile, Argentina and Brazil: A. breyeri, A. tristiculus and A. wandae.
Amatorculus
Amatorculus is a genus of South American jumping spiders that was first described by G. R. S. Ruiz & Antônio Domingos Brescovit in 2005. it contains only two species, found only in Brazil and French Guiana: A. cristinae and A. stygius.
Bianor
Bianor is a genus of boreal jumping spiders that can grow to . The robust shiny body and northerly distribution are distinctive. Males can be easily recognized by his swollen forelegs and females have orange legs. It was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1886, who presumably named it after the mythical character Bianor (=Ocnus).
Alcmena
genus of arachnids
Canama
Canama is a genus of spiders in the jumping spider family, Salticidae. Its five described species occur from Borneo to Queensland.
Holcolaetis
Holcolaetis is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).
Osericta
Osericta is a genus of South American jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1901. it contains only two species, found only in Brazil and Peru: O. cheliferoides and O. dives.
Dexippus
spider genus
Gavarilla
Gavarilla is a genus of Brazilian jumping spiders that was first described by G. R. S. Ruiz & Antônio Domingos Brescovit in 2006. Females are long, with males .
Thiratoscirtus
Thiratoscirtus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first circumscribed by Eugène Louis Simon in 1886. Thiratoscirtus is very diverse and contains many monophyletic groups. Phylogenetic analysis undertaken by Melissa Bonder and Wayne Maddison has shown that it is related to the genera Alfenus, Bacelarella, Longarenus and Malloneta. The genus is also closely related to Nimbarus. It is likely to have diverged between 16.3 and 18.7 million years ago. In 2012, Bodner and Wayne Maddison proposed a subfamily Thiratoscirtinae for the genus and its related genera. This overlapped with a group of gen
Semora
Semora is a genus of South American jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1892.
Gastromicans
Gastromicans is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1917.
Arnoliseus
Arnoliseus is a genus of Brazilian jumping spiders (family Salticidae) that was first described by A. Braul in 2002. , it contained five species, found only in Brazil.
Clynotis
Clynotis is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae, or jumping spiders, contained within the subfamily Marpissinae. They are found across Australia and New Zealand, with some species occupying the Auckland Islands and one found exclusively on Snares Island. There are eight species currently described within the genus, the earliest noted being the type species Clynotis severus, first described in Queensland, New South Wales, Australia in 1879 by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch. The most recent was described in 1931 by Lucien Berland. Two other species previously held within the genus were subse
Mintonia
Mintonia is a genus of Southeast Asian jumping spiders that was first described by F. R. Wanless in 1984.
Bindax
Bindax is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1892. it contains only two species, found only on the Solomon Islands and Sulawesi: B. chalcocephalus and B. oscitans. The name is derived from Βίνδαξ, according to Thorell, a masculine name.
Bocus
Bocus is a genus of Southeast Asian jumping spiders that was first described by George Peckham & Elizabeth Peckham in 1892. , it contains only three species, which are found only in the Philippines and Indonesia.
Lapsias
Lapsias is a spider genus of the jumping spider family, Salticidae.
Taraxella
Taraxella is a genus of Southeast Asian jumping spiders that was first described by F. R. Wanless in 1984.
Uroballus
Uroballus is an Asian spider genus of the jumping spider family, Salticidae. It includes seven accepted species.
Flacillula
Flacillula is a spider genus of the jumping spider family, Salticidae, with five described species that occur in the Southeast Asian region. It is closely related to the genus Afraflacilla.
Tusitala
Tusitala is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1902. The name is Samoan, meaning "writer of stories". It is considered a senior synonym of Blaisea.
Goleta
genus of arachnids
Laufeia
Laufeia is a spider genus of the jumping spider family, Salticidae, with a mainly Asian distribution, where they are found on tree trunks and branches or among leaf litter.
Sandalodes
Sandalodes is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1883. S. scopifer, a black spider with white markings, is a common species in eucalypt forests on the Darling Downs.
Corambis
Corambis is a genus of South Pacific jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1901. it contains only two species, found only on the Loyalty Islands and New Caledonia: C. foeldvarii and C. insignipes.
Noegus
Noegus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Nagaina
Nagaina is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1896. The name is derived from Nagaina, a character from Rudyard Kipling's Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. Other salticid genera with names of Kipling's characters include Bagheera, Messua, and Akela.
Balmaceda
Spider genus
Amphidraus
Amphidraus is a genus of South American jumping spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1900. It was previously considered a synonym of Nebridia, but this was later rejected by Jerzy Prószyński, who claimed that merging the two genera was not supported by previous diagnostic drawings.
Semorina
Semorina is a genus of South American jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1901.