''Marengo'' is a

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of Asian

jumping spiders Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping spi ...

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, taxonomists, ethologists, arachno ...

in 1892. The name is derived from Marengo, a village in

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and the name of

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

's horse.

Species

, the

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recognizes the following species, found only in Asia: *'' Marengo batheryensis'' Sudhin, Nafin, Benjamin & Sudhikumar, 2019 –

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

*'' Marengo crassipes'' Peckham & Peckham, 1892 ( type) – India,

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

*'' Marengo deelemanae'' Benjamin, 2004 –

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

*'' Marengo inornata'' (

Simon Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...

, 1900) – Sri Lanka *'' Marengo nitida'' Simon, 1900 – Sri Lanka *''

Marengo rattotensis ''Marengo rattotensis'' is a species of spider of the genus '' Marengo''. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. The species was first discovered from Rattota area of Matale District Matale District ( si, මාතලේ දිස්ත්‍රික් ...

'' Benjamin, 2006 – Sri Lanka *'' Marengo sachintendulkar'' Malamel, Prajapati, Sudhikumar & Sebastian, 2019 – India *'' Marengo striatipes'' Simon, 1900 – Sri Lanka *'' Marengo zebra'' Sudhin, Nafin, Benjamin & Sudhikumar, 2019 – India

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Photograph of ''Marengo'' sp.
Salticidae genera Salticidae Spiders of Asia {{Jumping-spider-stub