Charippus

''Charippus'' is a genus of spiders in the jumping spider family, Salticidae.

The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek Χάριππος, (literally, "graceful rider"), according to Thorell taken from Persian mythology.

Species

it contains eleven species, found in Asia:

* '' Charippus asper'' Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022 – Borneo
* '' Charippus bukittimah'' Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022 – Singapore
* '' Charippus callainus'' Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022 – Borneo
* '' Charippus denjii'' Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022 – Hainan
* ''Charippus errans'' Thorell, 1895 – Myanmar
* '' Charippus heishiding'' Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022 – China
* '' Charippus kubah'' Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022 – Borneo
* '' Charippus minotaurus'' Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022 – Borneo
* '' Charippus wanlessi'' Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022 – Borneo
* '' Charippus yinae'' Wang & Li, 2020 – China
* '' Charippus yunnanensis'' (Cao & Li, 2016) – China

References

* 1895: Descriptive catalogue of the spiders of Burma p. 350
* (2000). An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. ''Malaysian Nature Society'', United Selangor Press Sdn. Bhd.

Further reading

* (1895): Descriptive catalogue of the spiders of Burma. London: 1-406.
* (1901): Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris, 2: 381-668. (in French)
* (1984): Atlas rysunków diagnostycznych mniej znanych Salticidae (Araneae). ''Wyzsza Szkola Rolniczo-Pedagogiczna'', Siedlcach 2: 1-177. (in Polish)
* (1988): A revision of the spider group Astieae (Araneae: Salticidae) in the Australian region. ''New Zealand J. Zool.'' 15: 81-172.

External links

Diagnostic drawings of ''C. errans''

Salticidae
Spiders of Asia

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