''Matinta'' is a genus of South American jumping spiders (family Salticidae). The largest number of species are found in Brazil.

Taxonomy

''Matinta'' was first described by G. R. S. Ruiz, Wayne Paul Maddison & María Elena Galiano in 2019. A re-examination of the holotype of the type species of the genus '' Mago'' showed that the genus had been misinterpreted, so that species had been included in the genus that did not fit the diagnosis. Accordingly, Ruiz ''et al.'' created a new genus, ''Matinta'', to which most of the former ''Mago'' genera were transferred. ''Matinta'', like ''Mago'', was placed in the tribe Amycini, part of the

Amycoida Amycoida is an unranked clade of the jumping spider family Salticidae. It is the smaller and less widespread of the two subdivisions of the "typical" jumping spiders (subfamily Salticinae), occurring mainly in the New World, particularly the Amaz ...

clade of the subfamily

Salticinae Salticinae is a subfamily of jumping spiders (family Salticidae). It includes over 90% of the known species of jumping spiders. The subfamily is divided into two unranked clades: Amycoida and Salticoida. Description Members of the subfamily Sa ...

Species

it contains nineteen species, found in Ecuador, Brazil,

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Matinta acutidens ''Matinta'' is a genus of South American jumping spiders (family Salticidae). The largest number of species are found in Brazil. Taxonomy ''Matinta'' was first described by G. R. S. Ruiz, Wayne Paul Maddison & María Elena Galiano in 2019. A r ...

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Matinta apophysis ''Matinta'' is a genus of South American jumping spiders (family Salticidae). The largest number of species are found in Brazil. Taxonomy ''Matinta'' was first described by G. R. S. Ruiz, Wayne Paul Maddison & María Elena Galiano in 2019. A re- ...

'' (Costa & Ruiz, 2017) – Brazil *''

Matinta balbina ''Matinta'' is a genus of South American jumping spiders (family Salticidae). The largest number of species are found in Brazil. Taxonomy ''Matinta'' was first described by G. R. S. Ruiz, Wayne Paul Maddison & María Elena Galiano in 2019. A r ...

'' (Patello & Ruiz, 2014) – Brazil *''

Matinta chickeringi ''Matinta'' is a genus of South American jumping spiders (family Salticidae). The largest number of species are found in Brazil. Taxonomy ''Matinta'' was first described by G. R. S. Ruiz, Wayne Paul Maddison & María Elena Galiano in 2019. A r ...

'' ( Caporiacco, 1954) – French Guiana *''

Matinta delicata ''Matinta'' is a genus of South American jumping spiders (family Salticidae). The largest number of species are found in Brazil. Taxonomy ''Matinta'' was first described by G. R. S. Ruiz, Wayne Paul Maddison & María Elena Galiano in 2019. A re- ...

'' (Patello & Ruiz, 2014) – Brazil *''

Matinta fasciata ''Matinta'' is a genus of South American jumping spiders (family Salticidae). The largest number of species are found in Brazil. Taxonomy ''Matinta'' was first described by G. R. S. Ruiz, Wayne Paul Maddison & María Elena Galiano in 2019. A re- ...

'' ( Mello-Leitão, 1940) – Guyana *''

Matinta fonsecai ''Matinta'' is a genus of South American jumping spiders (family Salticidae). The largest number of species are found in Brazil. Taxonomy ''Matinta'' was first described by G. R. S. Ruiz, Wayne Paul Maddison & María Elena Galiano in 2019. A re- ...

'' (Soares & Camargo, 1948) – Brazil *''

Matinta furcata ''Matinta'' is a genus of South American jumping spiders (family Salticidae). The largest number of species are found in Brazil. Taxonomy ''Matinta'' was first described by G. R. S. Ruiz, Wayne Paul Maddison & María Elena Galiano in 2019. A re- ...

'' (Costa & Ruiz, 2017) – Ecuador *''

Matinta jurutiensis ''Matinta'' is a genus of South American jumping spiders (family Salticidae). The largest number of species are found in Brazil. Taxonomy ''Matinta'' was first described by G. R. S. Ruiz, Wayne Paul Maddison & María Elena Galiano in 2019. A re- ...

'' (Patello & Ruiz, 2014) – Brazil *''

Matinta longidens ''Matinta'' is a genus of South American jumping spiders (family Salticidae). The largest number of species are found in Brazil. Taxonomy ''Matinta'' was first described by G. R. S. Ruiz, Wayne Paul Maddison & María Elena Galiano in 2019. A re- ...

'' (Simon, 1900) – Brazil, French Guiana *''

Matinta mimica ''Matinta'' is a genus of South American jumping spiders (family Salticidae). The largest number of species are found in Brazil. Taxonomy ''Matinta'' was first described by G. R. S. Ruiz, Wayne Paul Maddison & María Elena Galiano in 2019. A re- ...

'' (Costa & Ruiz, 2017) – Ecuador *''

Matinta opiparis ''Matinta'' is a genus of South American jumping spiders (family Salticidae). The largest number of species are found in Brazil. Taxonomy ''Matinta'' was first described by G. R. S. Ruiz, Wayne Paul Maddison & María Elena Galiano in 2019. A re- ...

'' (Simon, 1900) – Brazil *'' Matinta pardo'' (Costa & Ruiz, 2017) – Brazil *'' Matinta procax'' (Simon, 1900) – Peru *''

Matinta saperda ''Matinta'' is a genus of South American jumping spiders (family Salticidae). The largest number of species are found in Brazil. Taxonomy ''Matinta'' was first described by G. R. S. Ruiz, Wayne Paul Maddison & María Elena Galiano in 2019. A re- ...

'' (Simon, 1900) – Brazil *'' Matinta silvae'' (Crane, 1943) – Guyana, French Guiana *''

Matinta similis ''Matinta'' is a genus of South American jumping spiders (family Salticidae). The largest number of species are found in Brazil. Taxonomy ''Matinta'' was first described by G. R. S. Ruiz, Wayne Paul Maddison & María Elena Galiano in 2019. A re- ...

'' (Patello & Ruiz, 2014) – Brazil *''

Matinta steindachneri ''Matinta'' is a genus of South American jumping spiders (family Salticidae). The largest number of species are found in Brazil. Taxonomy ''Matinta'' was first described by G. R. S. Ruiz, Wayne Paul Maddison & María Elena Galiano in 2019. A ...

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Matinta vicana ''Matinta'' is a genus of South American jumping spiders (family Salticidae). The largest number of species are found in Brazil. Taxonomy ''Matinta'' was first described by G. R. S. Ruiz, Wayne Paul Maddison & María Elena Galiano in 2019. A ...

'' (Simon, 1900) – Brazil

References

Salticidae genera Salticidae {{Jumping-spider-stub