''Sarinda'' is a

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of ant mimicking

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 1892.

Species

it contains seventeen species, found in the

Americas The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America.''Webster's New World College Dictionary'', 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. When viewed as a sing ...

from

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

to the southern United States and on the

Greater Antilles The Greater Antilles is a grouping of the larger islands in the Caribbean Sea, including Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica, together with Navassa Island and the Cayman Islands. Seven island states share the region of the Greater Antille ...

: *'' Sarinda armata'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1892) – Panama to Peru *'' Sarinda atrata'' ( Taczanowski, 1871) –

French Guiana French Guiana, or Guyane in French, is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west ...

*'' Sarinda capibarae'' Galiano, 1967 –

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

*'' Sarinda cayennensis'' (Taczanowski, 1871) – Brazil, French Guiana *'' Sarinda chacoensis'' Galiano, 1996 –

*'' Sarinda cutleri'' (Richman, 1965) – USA,

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 ...

*'' Sarinda exilis'' ( Mello-Leitão, 1943) – Brazil *'' Sarinda glabra'' Franganillo, 1930 –

Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...

*''

Sarinda hentzi ''Sarinda hentzi'' is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family (biology), family Salticidae. , this family contained over 600 species description, described genus, ...

'' ( Banks, 1913) – USA *'' Sarinda imitans'' Galiano, 1965 – Argentina *'' Sarinda longula'' (Taczanowski, 1871) – French Guiana *'' Sarinda marcosi'' Piza, 1937 – Brazil, Argentina *'' Sarinda nigra'' Peckham & Peckham, 1892 (

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) –

Nicaragua Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America aft ...

, Brazil,

Guyana Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic British West Indies. entry "Guyana" Georgetown, Guyana, Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the co ...

, Argentina *'' Sarinda panamae'' Galiano, 1965 –

Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...

*'' Sarinda pretiosa'' Banks, 1909 –

Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

*'' Sarinda ruficeps'' ( Simon, 1901) –

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

*'' Sarinda silvatica'' Chickering, 1946 – Panama

References

External links

Photographs of ''Sarinda'' species

Salticidae genera Salticidae Spiders of North America Spiders of South America {{Jumping-spider-stub