Charippus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Charippus
Thorell, 1895
Type species
Charippus errans
Thorell, 1895
Species

11, see text

Charippus is a genus of spiders in the jumping spider family, Salticidae.

The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek Χάριππος, (literally, "graceful rider"), according to Thorell taken from Persian mythology.

Species

As of May 2022 it contains eleven species, found in Asia:[1]

  • Charippus asper Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022 – Borneo
  • Charippus bukittimah Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022 – Singapore
  • Charippus callainus Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022 – Borneo
  • Charippus denjii Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022 – Hainan
  • Charippus errans Thorell, 1895 – Myanmar
  • Charippus heishiding Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022 – China
  • Charippus kubah Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022 – Borneo
  • Charippus minotaurus Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022 – Borneo
  • Charippus wanlessi Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022 – Borneo
  • Charippus yinae Wang & Li, 2020 – China
  • Charippus yunnanensis (Cao & Li, 2016) – China

References

  1. "Gen. Charippus Thorell, 1895". World Spider Catalog Version 23.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  • Tamerlan Thorell 1895: Descriptive catalogue of the spiders of Burma p. 350
  • Murphy, F. & Murphy, J. (2000). An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, United Selangor Press Sdn. Bhd.

Further reading

  • Thorell, T. (1895): Descriptive catalogue of the spiders of Burma. London: 1-406.
  • Simon, E. (1901): Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris, 2: 381-668. (in French)
  • Prószyński, J. (1984): Atlas rysunków diagnostycznych mniej znanych Salticidae (Araneae). Wyzsza Szkola Rolniczo-Pedagogiczna, Siedlcach 2: 1-177. (in Polish)
  • Wanless, F.R. (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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