''Plexippus'' 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 ...

of jumping spiders 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. It is considered a senior synonym of ''Hissarinus'' and ''Apamamia''.

Taxonomy

In Maddison's 2015 classification of the family Salticidae, ''Plexippus'' is placed in the tribe Plexippini, part of the

Salticoida Salticoida is an unranked clade of the jumping spider family Salticidae. It is the larger and more widespread of the two subdivisions of the "typical" jumping spiders (subfamily Salticinae), occurring effectively world-wide. Its sister clade is ...

clade of the subfamily Salticinae.

Species

it contains forty-two species and one subspecies, found in Oceania, Asia, Europe, Africa, North and South America, Australia, and on the

Pacific Islands The Pacific islands are a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean. They are further categorized into three major island groups: Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Depending on the context, the term ''Pacific Islands'' may refer to one of several ...

: *'' Plexippus aper'' Thorell, 1881 – New Guinea *'' Plexippus auberti'' Lessert, 1925 –

Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...

Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...

*'' Plexippus baro'' Wesolowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 –

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

*'' Plexippus bhutani'' Zabka, 1990 –

Bhutan Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, in the Eastern Himalayas between China to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 727,145 and a territory of , ...

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 ...

*'' Plexippus brachypus'' Thorell, 1881 – Papua New Guinea (Yule Is.) *'' Plexippus clemens'' ( O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) –

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Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part ...

, India, Iran? *'' Plexippus coccinatus'' Thorell, 1895 –

Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

*'' Plexippus coccineus'' Simon, 1902 – Turkey ('Turcomania') *'' Plexippus devorans'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) – Israel *'' Plexippus fibulatus'' Dawidowicz & Wesolowska, 2016 – Kenya *'' Plexippus frendens'' Thorell, 1881 – New Guinea *'' Plexippus fuscus'' Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002 –

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*'' Plexippus ignatius'' Caleb, 2022 –

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

*'' Plexippus incognitus'' Dönitz & Strand, 1906 – China,

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Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

*'' Plexippus insulanus'' Thorell, 1881 –

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

(

Moluccas The Maluku Islands ( ; , ) or the Moluccas ( ; ) are an archipelago in the eastern part of Indonesia. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone. Geographically they are located in West Melanesi ...

) *'' Plexippus iranus'' Logunov, 2009 –

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 ...

*'' Plexippus kondarensis'' ( Charitonov, 1951) –

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 ...

, Tajikistan *'' Plexippus lutescens'' Wesolowska, 2011 –

Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...

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*'' Plexippus minor'' Wesolowska & van Harten, 2010 –

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*'' Plexippus niccensis'' Strand, 1906 – Japan *'' Plexippus ochropsis'' Thorell, 1881 – New Guinea *'' Plexippus paykulli'' (Audouin, 1826) (

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) – Africa. Introduced to both Americas,

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, Middle East, India, China, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Papua New Guinea,

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

, Pacific Is. **'' Plexippus p. nigrescens'' (

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, 1933) – French Polynesia (Marquesas Is.) *'' Plexippus perfidus'' Thorell, 1895 – Myanmar *'' Plexippus petersi'' ( Karsch, 1878) – Asia. Introduced to Africa and Pacific islands *'' Plexippus phyllus'' Karsch, 1878 – Australia (

New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

) *'' Plexippus pokharae'' Zabka, 1990 –

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

*'' Plexippus redimitus'' Simon, 1902 – India,

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

*'' Plexippus robustus'' (Bösenberg & Lenz, 1895) – Tanzania *'' Plexippus rubroclypeatus'' (Lessert, 1927) – Congo *'' Plexippus rubrogularis'' Simon, 1902 –

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

*'' Plexippus scleroepigynalis'' Logunov, 2023 –

*'' Plexippus seladonicus'' C. L. Koch, 1846 –

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

*'' Plexippus sengleti'' Logunov, 2021 –

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

*'' Plexippus setipes'' Karsch, 1879 –

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...

, China, Korea,

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

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 ...

, Japan *'' Plexippus strandi'' Spassky, 1939 – Israel, Tajikistan,

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, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan?, Greece? (inc. '' Plexippus dushanbinus'' Andreeva, 1969 and '' Plexippus gershomi'' Prószyński, 2017 per Logunov, 2023) *'' Plexippus stridulator'' Pocock, 1899 – Papua New Guinea (

New Britain New Britain () is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from New Guinea by a northwest corner of the Solomon Sea (or with an island hop of Umboi Island, Umboi the Dampie ...

) *'' Plexippus taeniatus'' C. L. Koch, 1846 – Mexico *'' Plexippus tortilis'' Simon, 1902 –

West Africa West Africa, also known as Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations geoscheme for Africa#Western Africa, United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Gha ...

*'' Plexippus tsholotsho'' Wesolowska, 2011 – Zimbabwe, South Africa *'' Plexippus wesolowskae'' Biswas & Raychaudhuri, 1998 –

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

*'' Plexippus zabkai'' Biswas, 1999 – Bangladesh

Gallery

References

External links

Photograph of ''P. paykulli''

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