Metaphidippus
TaxonMetaphidippus
AuthorityF. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901[1]
Type speciesM. mandibulatus
Type species authorityF. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901
Subdivision ranksSpecies
Subdivision46, see text

Metaphidippus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901.[2] The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus Phidippus.

Species

As of June 2019 it contains forty-six species, found only in South America, Central America, and North America:[1]

References

  1. ^ Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). "Gen. Metaphidippus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  2. ^ Pickard-Cambridge, F. O. (1901), "Arachnida - Araneida and Opiliones", "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Zoology"