Helvetia (spider)
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{{About|a genus of spiders|other uses|Helvetia (disambiguation)}}
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| type_species_authority = Peckham & Peckham, 1894
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Helvetia is a Neotropical genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). The genus name is derived from Helvetia.
Systematics
Helvetia is a small genus belonging to the subfamily Salticinae. Currently, it comprises eleven valid species.Ruiz & Brescovit 2008
- Helvetia albovittata Simon, 1901 – Paraguay, Argentina, Galapagos Islands
- Helvetia cancrimana (Taczanowski, 1872) – Brazil, Argentina, French Guiana
- Helvetia galianoae Ruiz & Brescovit, 2008 – Argentina
- Helvetia humillima Mello-Leitão, 1943 – Brazil
- Helvetia insularis (Banks, 1902) – junior synonym of Helvetia albovittata
- Helvetia labiata Ruiz & Brescovit, 2008 – Brazil
- Helvetia rinaldiae Ruiz & Brescovit, 2008 – Brazil
- Helvetia riojanensis Galiano, 1965 – Argentina
- Helvetia roeweri (Soares & Camargo, 1948)
- Helvetia santarema Peckham & Peckham, 1894 – Brazil, Argentina
- Helvetia semialba (Simon, 1901) – Brazil
- Helvetia stridulans Ruiz & Brescovit, 2008 – Brazil
- Helvetia zebrina Simon, 1901 – junior synonym of Helvetia cancrimana
- Helvetia zonata Simon, 1901 – junior synonym of Helvetia cancrimana
Footnotes
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References
- {{Smallcaps|Ruiz, G.R.S & Brescovit, A.D.}} (2008): Revision of Helvetia (Araneae: Salticidae: Heliophaninae). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 25(1): 139–147.
- {{Smallcaps|Platnick, Norman I.}} (2009): [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html The world spider catalog], version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History.
External links
- [http://salticidae.org/salticid/diagnost/helvetia/helvetia.htm Color drawing of Helvetia species from Brazil]
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Category:Spiders of South America
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