''Psecas'' 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

Carl Ludwig Koch Carl Ludwig Koch (21 September 1778 – 23 August 1857) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was responsible for classifying a great number of spiders, including the Brazilian whiteknee tarantula and common house spider. He was bo ...

in 1850.

Species

it contains fourteen species, found only in South America,

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, and on

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: *'' Psecas bacelarae'' Caporiacco, 1947 –

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*'' Psecas barbaricus'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1894) –

*'' Psecas bubo'' (

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, 1871) – Guyana *''

Psecas chapoda ''Psecas'' is a genus of Salticidae, jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1850. Species it contains fourteen species, found only in South America, Panama, and on Trinidad: *''Psecas bacelarae'' Lodovico di Caporiacco, ...

'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1894) –

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*'' Psecas chrysogrammus'' ( Simon, 1901) –

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, Brazil *'' Psecas cyaneus'' (C. L. Koch, 1846) (

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, 1936 –

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Psecas jaguatirica ''Psecas'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1850. Species it contains fourteen species, found only in South America, Panama, and on Trinidad: *'' Psecas bacelarae'' Caporiacco, 1947 – Guyana *'' Ps ...

'' Mello-Leitão, 1941 –

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Psecas pulcher ''Psecas'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1850. Species it contains fourteen species, found only in South America, Panama, and on Trinidad: *'' Psecas bacelarae'' Caporiacco, 1947 – Guyana *'' Ps ...

'' Badcock, 1932 –

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Psecas rubrostriatus ''Psecas'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1850. Species it contains fourteen species, found only in South America, Panama, and on Trinidad: *'' Psecas bacelarae'' Caporiacco, 1947 – Guyana *'' Ps ...

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, 1956 – Colombia *''

Psecas sumptuosus ''Psecas'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1850. Species it contains fourteen species, found only in South America, Panama, and on Trinidad: *'' Psecas bacelarae'' Caporiacco, 1947 – Guyana *'' Ps ...

'' (

Perty Josef Anton Maximilian Perty (17 September 1804, Ornbau – 8 August 1884, Bern) was a German naturalist and entomologist. He was a professor of zoology and comparative anatomy at the University of Bern.Psecas vellutinus'' Mello-Leitão, 1948 – Guyana *'' Psecas viridipurpureus'' (Simon, 1901) – Brazil *'' Psecas zonatus'' Galiano, 1963 – Brazil

References

External links

* Salticidae genera Salticidae Spiders of Central America Spiders of South America Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Koch {{Jumping-spider-stub