''Pensacola'' is a genus of

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that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1885.

Species

it contains nine species, found in Central America, Venezuela,

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, Ecuador, Brazil, and Mexico: *'' Pensacola castanea'' Simon, 1902 – Brazil *'' Pensacola cyaneochirus'' Simon, 1902 – Ecuador *'' Pensacola gaujoni'' Simon, 1902 – Ecuador *'' Pensacola murina'' Simon, 1902 – Brazil,

*'' Pensacola ornata'' Simon, 1902 – Brazil *'' Pensacola poecilocilia'' Caporiacco, 1955 – Venezuela *'' Pensacola radians'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1896) – Panama *'' Pensacola signata'' Peckham & Peckham, 1885 (

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) –

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*'' Pensacola sylvestris'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1896) – Mexico, Guatemala

References

External links

Diagnostic drawings of ''Pensacola'' species
Salticidae genera Salticidae Spiders of Central America Spiders of Mexico Spiders of South America {{Jumping-spider-stub