Chirothecia

Chirothecia is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Władysław Taczanowski in 1878. Chirothecia is very similar to Bellota, but can be distinguished by the following characteristics: a much wider and taller cephalothorax (the width being 70–80% of the length and the height being 38–47% of the length); a much longer eye area (occupying 60–70% of the cephalothorax length); the posterior median eyes are always closer to the anterior lateral eyes than the posterior lateral eyes.

==Species== it contains thirteen species, found only in South America and Panama: Chirothecia amazonica Simon, 1901 – Brazil Chirothecia botucatuensis Bauab, 1980 – Brazil Chirothecia clavimana (Taczanowski, 1871) (type) – Brazil, Guyana Chirothecia crassipes Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru Chirothecia daguerrei Galiano, 1972 – Argentina Chirothecia euchira (Simon, 1901) – Brazil, Argentina Chirothecia minima Mello-Leitão, 1943 – Argentina Chirothecia rosea (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901) – Panama Chirothecia semiornata Simon, 1901 – Brazil Chirothecia soaresi Bauab, 1980 – Brazil Chirothecia soesilae Makhan, 2006 – Suriname Chirothecia uncata Soares & Camargo, 1948 – Brazil Chirothecia wrzesniowskii Taczanowski, 1878 – Ecuador