Charippus is a genus of spiders in the jumping spider family, Salticidae.
The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek çìÃÂùÃÂÃÂÿÃÂ, (literally, "graceful rider"), according to Thorell taken from Persian mythology.
Species
it contains eleven species, found in Asia:
- Charippus asper <small>Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022</small> â Borneo
- Charippus bukittimah <small>Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022</small> â Singapore
- Charippus callainus <small>Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022</small> â Borneo
- Charippus denjii <small>Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022</small> â Hainan
- Charippus errans <small>Thorell, 1895</small> â Myanmar
- Charippus heishiding <small>Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022</small> â China
- Charippus kubah <small>Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022</small> â Borneo
- Charippus minotaurus <small>Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022</small> â Borneo
- Charippus wanlessi <small>Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022</small> â Borneo
- Charippus yinae <small>Wang & Li, 2020</small> â China
- Charippus yunnanensis <small>(Cao & Li, 2016)</small> â China
References
- 1895: p. 350
- (2000). An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, United Selangor Press Sdn. Bhd.
Further reading
- (1895): Descriptive catalogue of the spiders of Burma. London: 1-406.
- (1901): Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris, 2: 381-668. (in French)
- (1984): Atlas rysunków diagnostycznych mniej znanych Salticidae (Araneae). Wyzsza Szkola Rolniczo-Pedagogiczna, Siedlcach 2: 1-177. (in Polish)
- (1988): A revision of the spider group Astieae (Araneae: Salticidae) in the Australian region. New Zealand J. Zool. 15: 81-172.
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