''Metaphidippus'' is a
genus of
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
Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus ''
Phidippus''.
Species
it contains forty-six species, found only in South America, Central America, and North America:
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Metaphidippus albopilosus''
(Peckham & Peckham, 1901) –
Brazil,
Paraguay,
Argentina
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Metaphidippus annectans''
( Chamberlin, 1929) – USA
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Metaphidippus apicalis''
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 –
Mexico
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Metaphidippus bicavatus
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus '' Phidippus''.
Species
it conta ...
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F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 –
Panama
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Metaphidippus bisignatus
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus '' Phidippus''.
Species
it conta ...
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Mello-Leitão, 1945 – Argentina
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Metaphidippus bispinosus''
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 –
Central America
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Metaphidippus carmenensis
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus '' Phidippus''.
Species
it conta ...
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(Chamberlin, 1924) – USA, Mexico
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Metaphidippus chalcedon
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus '' Phidippus''.
Species
it conta ...
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(C. L. Koch
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, 1846) – Brazil
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Metaphidippus chera
''Metaphidippus chera'' is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.
References
Further reading
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Salticidae
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Spiders described in 1924
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(Chamberlin, 1924) – USA, Mexico
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Metaphidippus coccinelloides
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus '' Phidippus''.
Species
it conta ...
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Mello-Leitão, 1947 – Brazil
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Metaphidippus comptus
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus '' Phidippus''.
Species
it conta ...
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( Banks, 1909) –
Costa Rica
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Metaphidippus crassidens
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus '' Phidippus''.
Species
it conta ...
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(Kraus, 1955) –
El Salvador
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Metaphidippus cupreus
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus '' Phidippus''.
Species
it conta ...
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F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Panama
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Metaphidippus cuprinus''
(Taczanowski
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, 1878) –
Peru
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Metaphidippus diplacis''
(Chamberlin, 1924) – USA, Mexico
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Metaphidippus dubitabilis''
(Peckham & Peckham, 1896) – Mexico
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Metaphidippus emmiltus''
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, 1996 – USA
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Metaphidippus facetus''
Chickering, 1946 – Panama
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Metaphidippus fastosus''
Chickering, 1946 – Panama
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Metaphidippus fimbriatus''
(F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901) –
Guatemala
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Metaphidippus fortunatus''
(Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Brazil
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Metaphidippus globosus''
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Costa Rica
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Metaphidippus gratus''
Bryant, 1948 – Mexico
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Metaphidippus inflatus''
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Guatemala
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Metaphidippus iridescens
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus '' Phidippus''.
Species
it conta ...
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F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – El Salvador, Panama
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Metaphidippus iviei''
( Roewer, 1951) – USA
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Metaphidippus laetabilis
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus '' Phidippus''.
Species
it conta ...
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(Peckham & Peckham, 1896) – Panama
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Metaphidippus laetificus
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus '' Phidippus''.
Species
it conta ...
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Chickering, 1946 – Panama
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Metaphidippus lanceolatus''
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Mexico to Costa Rica
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Metaphidippus longipalpus''
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – USA, Panama
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Metaphidippus mandibulatus
''Metaphidippus mandibulatus'' is a species of spider in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) from Costa Rica. It is the type species of ''Metaphidippus
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederic ...
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F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 (
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) – Costa Rica
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Metaphidippus manni''
(Peckham & Peckham, 1901) –
North America
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Metaphidippus nigropictus
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus '' Phidippus''.
Species
it conta ...
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F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Mexico
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Metaphidippus nitidus''
(Peckham & Peckham, 1896) – Guatemala
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Metaphidippus odiosus''
(Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Brazil, Argentina
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Metaphidippus ovatus''
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Guatemala
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Metaphidippus pallens''
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Guatemala to Costa Rica
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Metaphidippus perfectus''
(Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Brazil
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Metaphidippus pernix''
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Guatemala
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Metaphidippus perscitus''
Chickering, 1946 – Panama
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Metaphidippus pluripunctatus
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus '' Phidippus''.
Species
it conta ...
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Mello-Leitão, 1944 – Argentina
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Metaphidippus quadrinotatus
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus '' Phidippus''.
Species
it conta ...
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F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Costa Rica, Panama
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Metaphidippus siticulosus''
(Peckham & Peckham, 1909) – USA
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Metaphidippus smithi
''Metaphidippus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus '' Phidippus''.
Species
it conta ...
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(Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Brazil
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Metaphidippus texanus''
(Banks, 1904) – USA
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Metaphidippus tropicus''
(Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Brazil, Argentina
References
Salticidae genera
Salticidae
Spiders of North America
Spiders of South America
Taxa named by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge
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