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}}

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.