''Metaphidippus'' is a
genus
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of
jumping spiders
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that was first described by
Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge
Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge (3 November 1860 – 9 February 1905) was an English arachnologist. He is sometimes confused with his uncle, Octavius Pickard-Cambridge (1828–1917), who was also an arachnologist and from whom F. O. ...
in 1901.
The name is combined from
Ancient Greek
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μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus ''
Phidippus
''Phidippus'' is a genus in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Some of the largest jumping spiders inhabit this genus, and many species are characterized by their brilliant, iridescent green chelicerae. ''Phidippus'' is distributed almost ...
''.
Species
it contains forty-six species, found only in South America, Central America, and North America:
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Metaphidippus albopilosus
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus ''Phidippus''.
Species
it contains ...
''
(Peckham & Peckham, 1901) –
Brazil
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,
Paraguay
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,
Argentina
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Metaphidippus annectans
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus ''Phidippus''.
Species
it contains ...
''
(Chamberlin
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, 1929) – USA
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Metaphidippus apicalis
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus ''Phidippus''.
Species
it contains ...
''
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 –
Mexico
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Metaphidippus bicavatus
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus ''Phidippus''.
Species
it contains ...
''
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 –
Panama
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Metaphidippus bisignatus
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus ''Phidippus''.
Species
it contains ...
''
Mello-Leitão, 1945 – Argentina
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Metaphidippus bispinosus
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus ''Phidippus''.
Species
it contains ...
''
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 –
Central America
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Metaphidippus carmenensis
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus ''Phidippus''.
Species
it contains ...
''
(Chamberlin, 1924) – USA, Mexico
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Metaphidippus chalcedon
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus ''Phidippus''.
Species
it contains ...
''
( C. L. Koch, 1846) – Brazil
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Metaphidippus chera''
(Chamberlin, 1924) – USA, Mexico
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Metaphidippus coccinelloides
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus ''Phidippus''.
Species
it contains ...
''
Mello-Leitão, 1947 – Brazil
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Metaphidippus comptus
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus ''Phidippus''.
Species
it contains ...
''
(Banks
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, 1909) –
Costa Rica
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Metaphidippus crassidens
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus ''Phidippus''.
Species
it contains ...
''
(Kraus, 1955) –
El Salvador
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Metaphidippus cupreus
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of Salticidae, jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus ''Phidippus''.
Species
...
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F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Panama
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Metaphidippus cuprinus''
(Taczanowski
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, 1878) –
Peru
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Metaphidippus diplacis''
(Chamberlin, 1924) – USA, Mexico
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Metaphidippus dubitabilis''
(Peckham & Peckham, 1896) – Mexico
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Metaphidippus emmiltus''
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, 1996 – USA
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Metaphidippus facetus''
Chickering, 1946 – Panama
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Metaphidippus fastosus''
Chickering, 1946 – Panama
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Metaphidippus fimbriatus''
(F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901) –
Guatemala
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Metaphidippus fortunatus''
(Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Brazil
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Metaphidippus globosus''
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Costa Rica
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Metaphidippus gratus''
Bryant, 1948 – Mexico
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Metaphidippus inflatus''
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Guatemala
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Metaphidippus iridescens''
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – El Salvador, Panama
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Metaphidippus iviei''
( Roewer, 1951) – USA
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Metaphidippus laetabilis''
(Peckham & Peckham, 1896) – Panama
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Metaphidippus laetificus''
Chickering, 1946 – Panama
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Metaphidippus lanceolatus''
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Mexico to Costa Rica
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Metaphidippus longipalpus''
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – USA, Panama
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Metaphidippus mandibulatus''
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 (
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) – Costa Rica
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Metaphidippus manni''
(Peckham & Peckham, 1901) –
North America
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Metaphidippus nigropictus''
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Mexico
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Metaphidippus nitidus''
(Peckham & Peckham, 1896) – Guatemala
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Metaphidippus odiosus''
(Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Brazil, Argentina
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Metaphidippus ovatus''
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Guatemala
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Metaphidippus pallens''
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Guatemala to Costa Rica
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Metaphidippus perfectus''
(Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Brazil
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Metaphidippus pernix''
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Guatemala
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Metaphidippus perscitus''
Chickering, 1946 – Panama
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Metaphidippus pluripunctatus''
Mello-Leitão, 1944 – Argentina
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Metaphidippus quadrinotatus''
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Costa Rica, Panama
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Metaphidippus siticulosus''
(Peckham & Peckham, 1909) – USA
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Metaphidippus smithi''
(Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Brazil
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Metaphidippus texanus''
(Banks, 1904) – USA
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Metaphidippus tropicus''
(Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Brazil, Argentina
References
Salticidae genera
Salticidae
Spiders of North America
Spiders of South America
Taxa named by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge
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