''Cotinusa'' is a

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that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.

Species

it contains thirty-one species, found in South America,

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

, and

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: *'' Cotinusa adelae'' Mello-Leitão, 1944 –

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

*'' Cotinusa albescens'' Mello-Leitão, 1945 – Argentina *'' Cotinusa bisetosa'' Simon, 1900 –

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

*'' Cotinusa bryantae''

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, 1946 –

*'' Cotinusa cancellata'' (Mello-Leitão, 1943) –

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

*'' Cotinusa deserta'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1894) – Brazil *'' Cotinusa dimidiata'' Simon, 1900 –

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*'' Cotinusa distincta'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1888) ( type) – Mexico to Peru *'' Cotinusa fenestrata'' ( Taczanowski, 1878) – Peru *'' Cotinusa furcifera'' (Schenkel, 1953) – Venezuela *'' Cotinusa gemmea'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1894) – Brazil *'' Cotinusa gertschi'' (Mello-Leitão, 1947) – Brazil *'' Cotinusa horatia'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1894) – Brazil, Argentina *'' Cotinusa irregularis'' (Mello-Leitão, 1945) – Argentina *'' Cotinusa leucoprocta'' (Mello-Leitão, 1947) – Brazil *'' Cotinusa magna'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1894) – Brazil, Argentina *'' Cotinusa mathematica'' (Mello-Leitão, 1917) – Brazil *'' Cotinusa melanura'' Mello-Leitão, 1939 –

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

*'' Cotinusa puella'' Simon, 1900 – Brazil *'' Cotinusa pulchra'' Mello-Leitão, 1917 – Brazil *'' Cotinusa rosascostai'' Mello-Leitão, 1944 – Argentina *'' Cotinusa rubriceps'' (Mello-Leitão, 1947) – Brazil *'' Cotinusa septempunctata'' Simon, 1900 – Venezuela *'' Cotinusa setosa'' (Mello-Leitão, 1947) – Brazil *'' Cotinusa simoni'' Chickering, 1946 – Panama *'' Cotinusa soesilae'' Makhan, 2009 –

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

*'' Cotinusa splendida'' (Dyal, 1935) –

*'' Cotinusa stolzmanni'' (Taczanowski, 1878) – Peru *'' Cotinusa trifasciata'' (Mello-Leitão, 1943) – Brazil, Argentina *'' Cotinusa trimaculata'' Mello-Leitão, 1922 – Brazil *'' Cotinusa vittata'' Simon, 1900 – Brazil, Argentina

References

External links

Photographs of ''Cotinusa'' species from Brazil
Salticidae Salticidae genera Spiders of Asia Spiders of Central America Spiders of South America {{Jumping-spider-stub