''Padilla'' 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 ...

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 1894. Most males have a characteristic long, forward projecting process on each

chelicera The chelicerae () are the mouthparts of the subphylum Chelicerata, an arthropod group that includes arachnids, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders. Commonly referred to as "jaws", chelicerae may be shaped as either articulated fangs, or similarly ...

that looks like a lance that is bent near the tip. The exception is ''P. javana'', that doesn't have this feature. Proszynski drew the genitalia of both genders in 1987, and they resemble those of '' Marengo''.

Species

it contains nineteen species, most

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

, and one species only occurring on

Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's mos ...

: *'' Padilla ambigua'' Ledoux, 2007 – Réunion *'' Padilla armata'' Peckham & Peckham, 1894 ( type) –

*'' Padilla astina'' Andriamalala, 2007 – Madagascar *'' Padilla boritandroka'' Andriamalala, 2007 – Madagascar *'' Padilla cornuta'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1885) – Madagascar *'' Padilla foty'' Andriamalala, 2007 – Madagascar *'' Padilla graminicola'' Ledoux, 2007 – Réunion *'' Padilla griswoldi'' Andriamalala, 2007 – Madagascar *'' Padilla javana''

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 –

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

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) *'' Padilla lavatandroka'' Andriamalala, 2007 – Madagascar *'' Padilla maingoka'' Andriamalala, 2007 – Madagascar *'' Padilla manjelatra'' Andriamalala, 2007 – Madagascar *'' Padilla mazavaloha'' Andriamalala, 2007 – Madagascar *'' Padilla mihaingo'' Andriamalala, 2007 – Madagascar *'' Padilla mitohy'' Andriamalala, 2007 – Madagascar *'' Padilla ngeroka'' Andriamalala, 2007 – Madagascar *'' Padilla ombimanga'' Andriamalala, 2007 – Madagascar *'' Padilla rhizophorae'' Dierkens, 2014 – Comoros,

Mayotte Mayotte (; french: Mayotte, ; Shimaore: ''Maore'', ; Kibushi: ''Maori'', ), officially the Department of Mayotte (french: Département de Mayotte), is an overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is loca ...

*'' Padilla sartor'' Simon, 1900 – Madagascar

References

Salticidae genera Salticidae Spiders of Africa Spiders of Asia {{Jumping-spider-stub