''Metacyrba'' is a

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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 Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from

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"after, beside" and the salticid genus '' Cyrba''.

Species

it contains seven species and one subspecies, found in South America,

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, the

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, and on the

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: *'' Metacyrba alberti'' Cala-Riquelme, 2017 –

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Metacyrba floridana ''Metacyrba floridana'' (Dwarf Florida Jumping Spider) is a species of spider in the family Salticidae, the jumping spiders. It is native to the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United St ...

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, 1934 – USA *'' Metacyrba insularis'' ( Banks, 1902) –

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(Galapagos Is.) *'' Metacyrba pictipes'' Banks, 1903 –

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Metacyrba punctata ''Metacyrba punctata'' (Dwarf Aztec Jumping Spider)Named by Jenna & Ronnie Griffiths in Clewiston, FL found in Florida Everglades 9.15.22 is a species of jumping spider. It is found from the southern United States to Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ...

'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1894) – USA to Ecuador *''

Metacyrba taeniola ''Metacyrba taeniola'' is a species of spider in the family Salticidae, the jumping spiders. Males grow to a length of , while females reach . ''M. taeniola'' differs from related species such as '' Metacyrba floridana'' and '' M. punctata'' by ...

'' (Hentz, 1846) (

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) – USA,

**'' Metacyrba t. similis'' Banks, 1904 – USA, Mexico *'' Metacyrba venusta'' ( Chickering, 1946) – Mexico to Venezuela

References

External links

Painting of ''M. punctata''

Salticidae genera Salticidae Spiders of North America Spiders of South America Taxa named by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge {{Jumping-spider-stub