''Chira'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
jumping spiders
Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping ...
that was first described by
George Peckham
George "Porky" Peckham (born 1942, Blackburn, Lancashire) is an English record engineer, widely recognised as among the most accomplished in the business. He has been responsible for producing the master discs from which many vinyl records have ...
&
Elizabeth Peckham in 1896.
It is currently named after
Rio Chira, a river in
Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg
, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
, but the Peckhams originally called the genus ''Shira'', later emended by
Eugène Simon
Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4 ...
.
Species
it contains thirteen species, found only in South America,
Guatemala, and
Honduras:
*''
Chira distincta''
Bauab, 1983 – Brazil
*''
Chira fagei''
Caporiacco
Ludovico di Caporiacco (22 January 1900, in Udine – 18 July 1951, in Parma) was an Italian arachnologist.
Caporiacco took part in an expedition to the Jebel Uweinat, a mountain massif in the boundary region of Sudan, Libya, and Egypt. On t ...
, 1947 – Guyana
*''
Chira flavescens''
Caporiacco, 1947 – Guyana
*''
Chira gounellei''
( Simon, 1902) – Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
*''
Chira guianensis''
(Taczanowski, 1871) – Peru to Guyana
*''
Chira lanei''
Soares & Camargo, 1948 – Brazil
*''
Chira lucina''
Simon, 1902 – Brazil, Guyana
*''
Chira reticulata''
( Mello-Leitão, 1943) – Brazil
*''
Chira simoni''
Galiano, 1961 – Brazil, Paraguay
*''
Chira spinosa''
(Mello-Leitão, 1939) – Honduras to Argentina
*''
Chira thysbe''
Simon, 1902 – Brazil, Guyana
*''
Chira trivittata''
(Taczanowski, 1871) (
type
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) – Guatemala to Bolivia
*''
Chira typica''
(Mello-Leitão, 1930) – Brazil
References
External links
Photographs of several ''Chira'' species
Salticidae
Salticidae genera
Spiders of Central America
Spiders of South America
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