''Talavera'' is a
genus of very small
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 in 1909.
They average about in length, and are very similar to each other. In particular, the Central European species are difficult to distinguish, even when their genital features are studied under a microscope.
The name refers to
Talavera, a region of Spain where many have been found.
Species
it contains sixteen species and one subspecies, found in Europe, Asia, the
United States, and
Canada:
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Talavera aequipes
''Talavera aequipes'' is a small jumping spider that is found in Eurasia. It is very hard to distinguish from several very similar species, but is the most frequent of these spiders in Central Europe. It is small enough to reside comfortably in ...
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(O. Pickard-Cambridge
Octavius Pickard-Cambridge FRS (3 November 1828 – 9 March 1917) was an English clergyman and zoologist. He was a keen arachnologist who described and named more than 900 species of spider.
Life and work
Pickard-Cambridge was born in Blox ...
, 1871) –
Europe,
Turkey,
Israel,
Caucasus,
Iran,
Russia (
Europe) to Central Asia,
China
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,
Japan
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Talavera a. ludio''
( Simon, 1871) –
France (
Corsica
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)
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Talavera aperta''
(Miller, 1971) – Europe to Central Asia
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Talavera esyunini''
Logunov, 1992 –
Sweden
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,
Finland, Russia (Europe to South Siberia)
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Talavera ikedai Talavera may refer to:
Battles
* Battle of Talavera de la Reina, Spain, an 1809 battle of the Peninsular War
* Battle of Talavera de la Reina (1936), during the Spanish Civil War
People
* Talavera (surname), list of people with this name
* Tal ...
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Logunov & Kronestedt, 2003 –
Korea, Japan
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Talavera inopinata''
Wunderlich, 1993 – France,
Luxembourg,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
,
Germany,
Austria
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Talavera krocha''
Logunov & Kronestedt, 2003 – France to Central Asia
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Talavera logunovi''
Kovblyuk & Kastrygina, 2015 –
Ukraine
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Talavera milleri Talavera may refer to:
Battles
* Battle of Talavera de la Reina, Spain, an 1809 battle of the Peninsular War
* Battle of Talavera de la Reina (1936), during the Spanish Civil War
People
* Talavera (surname), list of people with this name
* Tal ...
''
( Brignoli, 1983) –
Portugal, Germany, Austria, Czech Rep.,
Slovakia
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Talavera minuta
''Talavera minuta'' is a species of jumping spider. It is found in eastern Russia, Canada, and the United States.
File:Adult male Talavera minuta face.jpg, Male face
File:Talavera minuta female face.jpg, Female face
File:Adult male Talavera min ...
''
(Banks, 1895) (
type
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) –
Canada, USA, Russia (East Siberia, Far East)
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Talavera monticola Talavera may refer to:
Battles
* Battle of Talavera de la Reina, Spain, an 1809 battle of the Peninsular War
* Battle of Talavera de la Reina (1936), during the Spanish Civil War
People
* Talavera (surname), list of people with this name
* Tal ...
''
(Kulczyński Kulczyński (feminine: Kulczyńska, plural: Kulczyńscy) is a Polish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Stanisław Kulczyński (1895-1975), Polish botanist and politician
* Władysław Kulczyński
Władysław Kulczyński (27 Marc ...
, 1884) – Central,
Southern Europe
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Talavera parvistyla Talavera may refer to:
Battles
* Battle of Talavera de la Reina, Spain, an 1809 battle of the Peninsular War
* Battle of Talavera de la Reina (1936), during the Spanish Civil War
People
* Talavera (surname), list of people with this name
* Tal ...
''
Logunov & Kronestedt, 2003 – Northern,
Central Europe
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Talavera petrensis''
(C. L. 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 born ...
, 1837) – Europe to Central Asia
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Talavera sharlaa''
Logunov & Kronestedt, 2003 – Russia (South Siberia)
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Talavera thorelli
''Talavera thorelli'' is a spider in the group of jumping spiders (Salticidae). They usually hunt on the pedosphere, they do not spin webs.
Description
''Talavera thorelli'' is, along with the other species in the genus, relatively small - ...
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(Kulczyński, 1891) – Europe to Central Asia,
Mongolia
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Talavera trivittata''
(Schenkel, 1963) – Russia (South Siberia), Mongolia, China
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Talavera tuvensis''
Logunov & Kronestedt, 2003 – Russia (South Siberia)
References
Further reading
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External links
Photograph of ''T. petrensis''
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Salticidae genera
Salticidae