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.

Species

it contains forty-six species, found only in South America, Central America, and North America:

• Metaphidippus albopilosus <small>(Peckham & Peckham, 1901)</small> – Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
• Metaphidippus annectans <small>(Chamberlin, 1929)</small> – USA
• Metaphidippus apicalis <small>F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901</small> – Mexico
• Metaphidippus bicavatus <small>F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901</small> – Panama
• Metaphidippus bisignatus <small>Mello-Leitão, 1945</small> – Argentina
• Metaphidippus bispinosus <small>F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901</small> – Central America
• Metaphidippus carmenensis <small>(Chamberlin, 1924)</small> – USA, Mexico
• Metaphidippus chalcedon <small>(C. L. Koch, 1846)</small> – Brazil
• Metaphidippus chera <small>(Chamberlin, 1924)</small> – USA, Mexico
• Metaphidippus coccinelloides <small>Mello-Leitão, 1947</small> – Brazil
• Metaphidippus comptus <small>(Banks, 1909)</small> – Costa Rica
• Metaphidippus crassidens <small>(Kraus, 1955)</small> – El Salvador
• Metaphidippus cupreus <small>F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901</small> – Panama
• Metaphidippus cuprinus <small>(Taczanowski, 1878)</small> – Peru
• Metaphidippus diplacis <small>(Chamberlin, 1924)</small> – USA, Mexico
• Metaphidippus dubitabilis <small>(Peckham & Peckham, 1896)</small> – Mexico
• Metaphidippus emmiltus <small>Maddison, 1996</small> – USA
• Metaphidippus facetus <small>Chickering, 1946</small> – Panama
• Metaphidippus fastosus <small>Chickering, 1946</small> – Panama
• Metaphidippus fimbriatus <small>(F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901)</small> – Guatemala
• Metaphidippus fortunatus <small>(Peckham & Peckham, 1901)</small> – Brazil
• Metaphidippus globosus <small>F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901</small> – Costa Rica
• Metaphidippus gratus <small>Bryant, 1948</small> – Mexico
• Metaphidippus inflatus <small>F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901</small> – Guatemala
• Metaphidippus iridescens <small>F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901</small> – El Salvador, Panama
• Metaphidippus iviei <small>(Roewer, 1951)</small> – USA
• Metaphidippus laetabilis <small>(Peckham & Peckham, 1896)</small> – Panama
• Metaphidippus laetificus <small>Chickering, 1946</small> – Panama
• Metaphidippus lanceolatus <small>F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901</small> – Mexico to Costa Rica
• Metaphidippus longipalpus <small>F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901</small> – USA, Panama
• Metaphidippus mandibulatus <small>F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901</small> (type) – Costa Rica
• Metaphidippus manni <small>(Peckham & Peckham, 1901)</small> – North America
• Metaphidippus nigropictus <small>F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901</small> – Mexico
• Metaphidippus nitidus <small>(Peckham & Peckham, 1896)</small> – Guatemala
• Metaphidippus odiosus <small>(Peckham & Peckham, 1901)</small> – Brazil, Argentina
• Metaphidippus ovatus <small>F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901</small> – Guatemala
• Metaphidippus pallens <small>F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901</small> – Guatemala to Costa Rica
• Metaphidippus perfectus <small>(Peckham & Peckham, 1901)</small> – Brazil
• Metaphidippus pernix <small>F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901</small> – Guatemala
• Metaphidippus perscitus <small>Chickering, 1946</small> – Panama
• Metaphidippus pluripunctatus <small>Mello-Leitão, 1944</small> – Argentina
• Metaphidippus quadrinotatus <small>F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901</small> – Costa Rica, Panama
• Metaphidippus siticulosus <small>(Peckham & Peckham, 1909)</small> – USA
• Metaphidippus smithi <small>(Peckham & Peckham, 1901)</small> – Brazil
• Metaphidippus texanus <small>(Banks, 1904)</small> – USA
• Metaphidippus tropicus <small>(Peckham & Peckham, 1901)</small> – Brazil, Argentina

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