''Pelegrina'' is a

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of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). They are found throughout North America. Many of the species in ''Pelegrina'' were previously placed in the genera '' Metaphidippus'', and before that, ''

Dendryphantes ''Dendryphantes'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837. Species it contains sixty-nine species, found in Africa, Asia, South America, the Caribbean, Europe, North America, and on Saint Helena: *'' D ...

''. The genus was originally described in 1930 by the Spanish arachnologist Pelegrín Franganillo Balboa, who named it after himself.

Species

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accepted the following species: * '' Pelegrina aeneola'' (Curtis, 1892) –

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Pelegrina arizonensis ''Pelegrina'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). They are found throughout North America. Many of the species in ''Pelegrina'' were previously placed in the genera '' Metaphidippus'', and before that, ''Dendryphantes ...

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Peckham & 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 ...

, 1901) – North America * '' Pelegrina balia''

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, 1996 –

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* '' Pelegrina bicuspidata'' ( F. O. P-Cambridge, 1901) – Mexico,

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Pelegrina bunites ''Pelegrina'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). They are found throughout North America. Many of the species in ''Pelegrina'' were previously placed in the genera '' Metaphidippus'', and before that, ''Dendryphantes ...

'' Maddison, 1996 – United States, Mexico * '' Pelegrina chaimona'' Maddison, 1996 – United States, Mexico * '' Pelegrina chalceola'' Maddison, 1996 – United States * ''

Pelegrina clavator ''Pelegrina'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). They are found throughout North America. Many of the species in ''Pelegrina'' were previously placed in the genera '' Metaphidippus'', and before that, ''Dendryphantes ...

'' Maddison, 1996 – Mexico * ''

Pelegrina clemata ''Pelegrina'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). They are found throughout North America. Many of the species in ''Pelegrina'' were previously placed in the genera '' Metaphidippus'', and before that, ''Dendryphantes ...

'' ( Levi, 1951) – United States, Canada * ''

Pelegrina dithalea ''Pelegrina'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). They are found throughout North America. Many of the species in ''Pelegrina'' were previously placed in the genera '' Metaphidippus'', and before that, ''Dendryphantes ...

'' Maddison, 1996 – United States * ''

Pelegrina edrilana ''Pelegrina'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). They are found throughout North America. Many of the species in ''Pelegrina'' were previously placed in the genera '' Metaphidippus'', and before that, ''Dendryphantes ...

'' Maddison, 1996 – Mexico * ''

Pelegrina exigua ''Pelegrina exigua'' is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is found in the United States. References Further reading * External links * Salticidae Articles created by Qbugbot Spiders described in 1892 Taxa ...

'' ( Banks, 1892) – United States * ''

Pelegrina flaviceps ''Pelegrina flaviceps'' is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is found in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. References External links ''Pelegrina flaviceps''at BugGuide.net Salticidae Article ...

'' (Kaston, 1973) – United States, Canada * ''

Pelegrina flavipes ''Pelegrina flavipes'' is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is found in the United States and Canada. Its size differs from 3-5mm. References Further reading * Salticidae Articles created by Qbugbot Spiders d ...

'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1888) – United States, Canada * ''

Pelegrina furcata ''Pelegrina'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). They are found throughout North America. Many of the species in ''Pelegrina'' were previously placed in the genera '' Metaphidippus'', and before that, ''Dendryphantes ...

'' (F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1901) – United States, Mexico * ''

Pelegrina galathea ''Pelegrina galathea'', commonly known as the peppered jumper, is a species of jumping spider 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, ...

'' ( Walckenaer, 1837) – Canada to

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* '' Pelegrina helenae'' (Banks, 1921) – United States * '' Pelegrina huachuca'' Maddison, 1996 – United States * '' Pelegrina insignis'' (Banks, 1892) – United States, Canada * '' Pelegrina kastoni'' Maddison, 1996 – United States, Mexico * '' Pelegrina montana'' ( Emerton, 1891) – United States, Canada * '' Pelegrina morelos'' Maddison, 1996 – Mexico * '' Pelegrina neoleonis'' Maddison, 1996 – Mexico * '' Pelegrina ochracea'' (F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1901) – Mexico,

* '' Pelegrina orestes'' Maddison, 1996 – United States, Mexico * '' Pelegrina pallidata'' (F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1901) – Mexico to

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Pelegrina peckhamorum ''Pelegrina'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). They are found throughout North America. Many of the species in ''Pelegrina'' were previously placed in the genera '' Metaphidippus'', and before that, ''Dendryphantes ...

'' (Kaston, 1973) – United States * '' Pelegrina pervaga'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1909) – United States * '' Pelegrina proterva'' (Walckenaer, 1837) – United States, Canada * ''

Pelegrina proxima ''Pelegrina'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). They are found throughout North America. Many of the species in ''Pelegrina'' were previously placed in the genera '' Metaphidippus'', and before that, ''Dendryphantes ...

'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Bahama Islands,

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* '' Pelegrina sabinema'' Maddison, 1996 – United States * '' Pelegrina sandaracina'' Maddison, 1996 – Mexico to Nicaragua * '' Pelegrina tillandsiae'' (Kaston, 1973) – United States * '' Pelegrina tristis'' Maddison, 1996 – United States * '' Pelegrina variegata'' (F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1901) – Mexico to Panama * '' Pelegrina verecunda'' ( Chamberlin &

Gertsch Willis John Gertsch (October 4, 1906 – December 12, 1998) was an American arachnologist. He described over 1,000 species of spiders, scorpions, and other arachnids, including the Brown recluse spider and the Tooth cave spider. Gertsch was born ...

, 1930) – United States, Mexico * '' Pelegrina volcana'' Maddison, 1996 – Panama * '' Pelegrina yucatecana'' Maddison, 1996 – Mexico

References

External links

Pictures of ''P. arizonensis''

Picture of ''P. galathea''
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