''Marpissa'' is a

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that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1846. The name is derived from Marpissa, an ancient Greek village.

Species

it contains fifty-one species, found in South America, Asia, Europe, the

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, on the

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, and the

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: *'' M. agricola'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1894) –

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*'' M. armifera'' Urquhart, 1892 –

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*'' M. balcanica'' (Kratochvíl, 1932) –

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*'' M. bina'' ( Hentz, 1846) – USA *'' M. bryantae'' (Jones, 1945) – USA *'' M. carinata'' Butt & Beg, 2000 –

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*'' M. dayapurensis'' Majumder, 2004 –

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*'' M. decorata'' Tikader, 1974 – India *'' M. dentoides'' Barnes, 1958 – USA *'' M. endenae'' Biswas & Biswas, 1992 – India *'' M. formosa'' (

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, 1892) – USA *'' M. fornicis'' (Dyal, 1935) – Pakistan *'' M. gangasagarensis'' Majumder, 2005 – India *'' M. grata'' ( Gertsch, 1936) – USA *'' M. hieroglyphica''

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, 1878 –

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*'' M. insignis'' Butt & Beg, 2000 – Pakistan *'' M. kalapani'' Tikader, 1977 – India (Andaman Is.) *'' M. kalighatensis'' Biswas & Biswas, 1992 – India *'' M. lakshmikantapurensis'' Majumder, 2004 – India *'' M. lineata'' (C. L. Koch, 1846) – USA *'' M. linzhiensis'' Hu, 2001 – China *'' M. longiuscula'' (

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, 1871) –

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*'' M. manipuriensis'' Biswas & Biswas, 2004 – India *'' M. mashibarai'' Baba, 2013 –

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, Japan *'' M. milleri'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1894) –

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(Far East), China, Korea, Japan *'' M. mirabilis'' Butt & Beg, 2000 – Pakistan *'' M. mizoramensis'' Biswas & Biswas, 2007 – India *'' M. muscosa'' (Clerck, 1757) (

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) –

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, Russia (

to Central Asia), Japan *'' M. mystacina'' Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru *'' M. nitida'' Hu, 2001 – China *'' M. nivoyi'' (Lucas, 1846) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus,

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, Russia (Europe) to Central Asia *'' M. nutanae'' Biswas & Biswas, 1984 – India *'' M. obtusa'' Barnes, 1958 – USA *'' M. pauariensis'' Biswas & Roy, 2008 – India *'' M. pikei'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1888) – USA,

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*'' M. pomatia'' ( Walckenaer, 1802) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Central Asia,

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, China, Korea, Japan *'' M. prathamae'' Biswas & Biswas, 1984 – India *'' M. proszynskii'' Biswas & Begum, 1999 –

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*'' M. pulla'' ( Karsch, 1879) – Russia (Far East), China,

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, Korea, Japan *'' M. radiata'' (Grube, 1859) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia),

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*'' M. raimondi'' Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru *'' M. robusta'' (Banks, 1906) – USA *'' M. rubriceps'' Mello-Leitão, 1922 – Brazil *'' M. singhi'' Monga, Singh & Sadana, 1989 – India *'' M. soricina'' ( Thorell, 1899) –

*'' M. sulcosa'' Barnes, 1958 – USA *'' M. tenebrosa'' Butt & Beg, 2000 – Pakistan *'' M. tigrina'' Tikader, 1965 – India *'' M. tikaderi'' Biswas, 1984 – India *'' M. yawatai'' Baba, 2013 – Japan *'' M. zaitzevi'' Mcheidze, 1997 –

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References

External links

Photograph of ''M. muscosa''

* Awesome spiders

{{Taxonbar, from=Q135380 Salticidae Salticidae genera Spiders of Africa Spiders of Asia Spiders of North America Spiders of South America Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Koch