''Mendoza'' is a

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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

George and Elizabeth Peckham George Williams Peckham (March 23, 1845 – January 10, 1914) and Elizabeth Maria Gifford Peckham (December 19, 1854 – February 11, 1940) were a married couple who were early American teachers, Taxonomy (biology), taxonomists, ...

in 1894.

Species

it contains nine species, found only in Africa, Asia, and Europe: *'' Mendoza canestrinii'' (Ninni, 1868) (

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) –

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, North Africa to Central Asia,

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...

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Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

*'' Mendoza dersuuzalai'' (Logunov & Wesolowska, 1992) –

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*'' Mendoza elongata'' ( Karsch, 1879) – Russia, China, Korea, Japan *'' Mendoza ibarakiensis'' (Bohdanowicz & Prószyński, 1987) – Japan *'' Mendoza nobilis'' (Grube, 1861) – Russia, Korea, China *'' Mendoza pulchra'' (Prószyński, 1981) – Russia, China, Korea, Japan *'' Mendoza ryukyuensis'' Baba, 2007 – Japan *'' Mendoza suguroi'' Baba, 2013 – Japan *'' Mendoza zebra'' (Logunov & Wesolowska, 1992) – Russia

References

Salticidae genera Salticidae Spiders of Africa Spiders of Asia Spiders of Russia {{Jumping-spider-stub