''Mendoza'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
jumping spiders 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 1894.
Species
it contains nine species, found only in Africa, Asia, and Europe:
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Mendoza canestrinii''
(Ninni, 1868) (
type) –
Southern Europe
Southern Europe is the southern region of Europe. It is also known as Mediterranean Europe, as its geography is essentially marked by the Mediterranean Sea. Definitions of Southern Europe include some or all of these countries and regions: Alba ...
, North Africa to Central Asia,
China,
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
,
Japan,
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
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Mendoza dersuuzalai''
(Logunov & Wesolowska, 1992) –
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
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Mendoza elongata''
( Karsch, 1879) – Russia, China, Korea, Japan
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Mendoza ibarakiensis''
(Bohdanowicz & Prószyński, 1987) – Japan
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Mendoza nobilis''
(Grube, 1861) – Russia, Korea, China
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Mendoza pulchra''
(Prószyński, 1981) – Russia, China, Korea, Japan
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Mendoza ryukyuensis''
Baba, 2007 – Japan
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Mendoza suguroi''
Baba, 2013 – Japan
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Mendoza zebra''
(Logunov & Wesolowska, 1992) – Russia
References
Salticidae genera
Salticidae
Spiders of Africa
Spiders of Asia
Spiders of Russia
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