Mendoza (spider)

Mendoza is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1894.

Species

it contains nine species, found only in Africa, Asia, and Europe:

• Mendoza canestrinii <small>(Ninni, 1868)</small> (type) – Southern Europe, North Africa to Central Asia, China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam
• Mendoza dersuuzalai <small>(Logunov & Wesolowska, 1992)</small> – Russia
• Mendoza elongata <small>(Karsch, 1879)</small> – Russia, China, Korea, Japan
• Mendoza ibarakiensis <small>(Bohdanowicz & Prószyński, 1987)</small> – Japan
• Mendoza nobilis <small>(Grube, 1861)</small> – Russia, Korea, China
• Mendoza pulchra <small>(Prószyński, 1981)</small> – Russia, China, Korea, Japan
• Mendoza ryukyuensis <small>Baba, 2007</small> – Japan
• Mendoza suguroi <small>Baba, 2013</small> – Japan
• Mendoza zebra <small>(Logunov & Wesolowska, 1992)</small> – Russia

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