''Marpissa'' is a
genus 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
Carl Ludwig Koch
Carl Ludwig Koch (21 September 1778 – 23 August 1857) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was responsible for classifying a great number of spiders, including the Brazilian whiteknee tarantula and common house spider. He was bo ...
in 1846.
The name is derived from
Marpissa
''Marpissa'' is a genus of jumping spiders 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 Unite ...
, an ancient Greek village.
Species
it contains fifty-one species, found in South America, Asia, Europe, the
United States,
Cameroon, on the
Polynesian Islands, and the
Greater Antilles:
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M. agricola''
(Peckham & Peckham, 1894) –
Brazil
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M. armifera''
Urquhart, 1892 –
New Zealand
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M. balcanica''
(Kratochvíl, 1932) –
Croatia
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M. bina''
( Hentz, 1846) – USA
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M. bryantae''
(Jones, 1945) – USA
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M. carinata''
Butt & Beg, 2000 –
Pakistan
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M. dayapurensis''
Majumder, 2004 –
India
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M. decorata''
Tikader, 1974 – India
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M. dentoides''
Barnes, 1958 – USA
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M. endenae''
Biswas & Biswas, 1992 – India
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M. formosa''
( Banks, 1892) – USA
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M. fornicis''
(Dyal, 1935) – Pakistan
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M. gangasagarensis''
Majumder, 2005 – India
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M. grata''
(Gertsch
Willis John Gertsch (October 4, 1906 – December 12, 1998) was an American arachnologist. He described over 1,000 species of spiders, scorpions, and other arachnids, including the Brown recluse spider and the Tooth cave spider.
Gertsch was born ...
, 1936) – USA
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M. hieroglyphica''
Taczanowski
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, 1878 –
Peru
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M. insignis''
Butt & Beg, 2000 – Pakistan
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M. kalapani''
Tikader, 1977 – India (Andaman Is.)
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M. kalighatensis''
Biswas & Biswas, 1992 – India
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M. lakshmikantapurensis''
Majumder, 2004 – India
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M. lineata''
(C. L. Koch, 1846) – USA
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M. linzhiensis''
Hu, 2001 –
China
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M. longiuscula''
( Simon, 1871) –
Ukraine
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M. manipuriensis''
Biswas & Biswas, 2004 – India
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M. mashibarai''
Baba, 2013 –
Korea,
Japan
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M. milleri''
(Peckham & Peckham, 1894) –
Russia (Far East), China, Korea, Japan
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M. mirabilis''
Butt & Beg, 2000 – Pakistan
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M. mizoramensis''
Biswas & Biswas, 2007 – India
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M. muscosa''
(Clerck, 1757) (
type
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) –
Europe,
Turkey,
Caucasus, Russia (
Europe to Central Asia), Japan
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M. mystacina''
Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru
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M. nitida''
Hu, 2001 – China
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M. nivoyi''
(Lucas, 1846) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus,
Iran, Russia (Europe) to Central Asia
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M. nutanae''
Biswas & Biswas, 1984 – India
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M. obtusa''
Barnes, 1958 – USA
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M. pauariensis''
Biswas & Roy, 2008 – India
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M. pikei''
(Peckham & Peckham, 1888) – USA,
Cuba
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M. pomatia''
( Walckenaer, 1802) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Central Asia,
Afghanistan, China, Korea, Japan
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M. prathamae''
Biswas & Biswas, 1984 – India
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M. proszynskii''
Biswas & Begum, 1999 –
Bangladesh
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M. pulla''
( Karsch, 1879) – Russia (Far East), China,
Taiwan, Korea, Japan
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M. radiata''
(Grube, 1859) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia),
Kazakhstan
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M. raimondi''
Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru
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M. robusta''
(Banks, 1906) – USA
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M. rubriceps''
Mello-Leitão, 1922 – Brazil
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M. singhi''
Monga, Singh & Sadana, 1989 – India
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M. soricina''
( Thorell, 1899) –
Cameroon
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M. sulcosa''
Barnes, 1958 – USA
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M. tenebrosa''
Butt & Beg, 2000 – Pakistan
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M. tigrina''
Tikader, 1965 – India
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M. tikaderi''
Biswas, 1984 – India
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M. yawatai''
Baba, 2013 – Japan
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M. zaitzevi''
Mcheidze, 1997 –
Georgia
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