''Marpissa'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

jumping spiders Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. , this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiderscomprising 13% of spider species. Jumping s ...

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 born ...

in 1846.

Species

it contains forty-one species, found in

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, on the Polynesian Islands, and the

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Marpissa agricola ''Marpissa'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1846. Species it contains forty-one species, found in North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, on the Polynesian Islands, and the Greater Anti ...

'' (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1894) –

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*'' Marpissa armifera'' Urquhart, 1892 –

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Marpissa balcanica ''Marpissa'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1846. Species it contains forty-one species, found in North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, on the Polynesian Islands, and the Greater Anti ...

'' (Kratochvíl, 1932) –

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*'' Marpissa bina'' (Hentz, 1846) –

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Marpissa bryantae ''Marpissa'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1846. Species it contains forty-one species, found in North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, on the Polynesian Islands, and the Greater Anti ...

'' (Jones, 1945) – United States *''

Marpissa carinata ''Marpissa'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1846. Species it contains forty-one species, found in North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, on the Polynesian Islands, and the Greater Anti ...

'' Butt & Beg, 2000 –

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Marpissa dayapurensis ''Marpissa'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1846. Species it contains forty-one species, found in North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, on the Polynesian Islands, and the Greater Anti ...

'' Majumder, 2004 –

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Marpissa dentoides ''Marpissa'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1846. Species it contains forty-one species, found in North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, on the Polynesian Islands, and the Greater Anti ...

'' Barnes, 1958 – United States *''

Marpissa formosa ''Marpissa formosa'' is a species of jumping spider. It is found in the eastern United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a f ...

'' (Banks, 1892) – United States *''

Marpissa fornicis ''Marpissa'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1846. Species it contains forty-one species, found in North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, on the Polynesian Islands, and the Greater Anti ...

'' (Dyal, 1935) – Pakistan *''

Marpissa gangasagarensis ''Marpissa'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1846. Species it contains forty-one species, found in North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, on the Polynesian Islands, and the Greater Anti ...

'' Majumder, 2005 – India *'' Marpissa grata'' (Gertsch, 1936) – United States *'' Marpissa hieroglyphica'' Taczanowski, 1878 –

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*'' Marpissa insignis'' Butt & Beg, 2000 – Pakistan *'' Marpissa kalighatensis'' B. Biswas & K. Biswas, 1992 – India *'' Marpissa lineata'' (C. L. Koch, 1846) – United States *'' Marpissa linzhiensis'' Hu, 2001 –

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*'' Marpissa longiuscula'' (Simon, 1871) –

Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...

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Marpissa mashibarai ''Marpissa'' is a genus of Salticidae, jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1846. Species it contains forty-one species, found in North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, on the Polynesia, Polynesian Islands ...

'' Baba, 2013 –

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*'' Marpissa melanura'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 –

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*'' Marpissa milleri'' (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1894) –

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(Far East), China, Korea, Japan *'' Marpissa mirabilis'' Butt & Beg, 2000 – Pakistan *''

Marpissa muscosa ''Marpissa muscosa'' is a species of jumping spider. On average, females have body length ranging from 7.5–14mm, whereas males have a body length ranging from 6–8.1mm. Both sexes are coloured grey to brown. The whole spider has a furry appe ...

'' (Clerck, 1757) – Europe,

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, Russia (Europe to Middle Siberia) *'' Marpissa mystacina'' Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru *'' Marpissa nivoyi'' (Lucas, 1846) – Europe,

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, Turkey, Caucasus,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

, Russia (Europe) to

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*'' Marpissa nutanae'' B. Biswas & K. Biswas, 1984 – India *'' Marpissa obtusa'' Barnes, 1958 – United States *'' Marpissa pikei'' (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1888) – United States,

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

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

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

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

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...

*'' Marpissa raimondi'' Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru *'' Marpissa robusta'' (Banks, 1906) – United States *'' Marpissa rubriceps'' Mello-Leitão, 1922 – Brazil *'' Marpissa soricina'' (Thorell, 1899) –

Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...

*'' Marpissa sulcosa'' Barnes, 1958 – United States *'' Marpissa tenebrosa'' Butt & Beg, 2000 – Pakistan *'' Marpissa yawatai'' Baba, 2013 – Japan *'' Marpissa zaitzevi'' Mcheidze, 1997 –

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

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