Charippus
{{Short description|Genus of spiders}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| taxon = Charippus
| authority = Thorell, 1895
| type_species = Charippus errans
| type_species_authority = Thorell, 1895
| subdivision = 11, see text
}}
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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|2022|5}} it contains eleven species, found in Asia:{{cite journal |year=2022 |title=Gen. Charippus Thorell, 1895 |url=https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/2571 |website=World Spider Catalog Version 23.0 |publisher=Natural History Museum Bern |doi=10.24436/2 |accessdate=19 May 2022}}
- 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
{{Reflist}}
- {{aut|Tamerlan Thorell}} 1895: Descriptive catalogue of the spiders of Burma p. 350
- {{aut|Murphy, F. & Murphy, J.}} (2000). An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, United Selangor Press Sdn. Bhd.
Further reading
- {{aut|Thorell, T.}} (1895): Descriptive catalogue of the spiders of Burma. London: 1-406.
- {{aut|Simon, E.}} (1901): Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris, 2: 381-668. (in French)
- {{aut|Prószyński, J.}} (1984): Atlas rysunków diagnostycznych mniej znanych Salticidae (Araneae). Wyzsza Szkola Rolniczo-Pedagogiczna, Siedlcach 2: 1-177. (in Polish)
- {{aut|Wanless, F.R.}} (1988): A revision of the spider group Astieae (Araneae: Salticidae) in the Australian region. New Zealand J. Zool. 15: 81-172.
External links
- [http://salticidae.org/salticid/diagnost/charip/errans.htm Diagnostic drawings of C. errans]
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