''Zeuxippus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of Asian
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
Tamerlan Thorell
Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell (3 May 1830 – 22 December 1901) was a Sweden, Swedish arachnologist.
Thorell studied spiders with Giacomo Doria at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale de Genoa. He corresponded with other arachnologists, such as Oc ...
in 1891.
They look similar to members of ''
Rhene
''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders).
Taxonomy
The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...
'', but their abdomen is longer, more obtuse, and thinner. In addition, the first pair of legs is thicker than the others.
Species
it contains four species, found in Asia:
*''
Zeuxippus atellanus''
Thorell, 1895 –
Myanmar
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*''
Zeuxippus histrio''
Thorell, 1891 (
type) –
India
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*''
Zeuxippus pallidus''
Thorell, 1895 –
Bangladesh
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, Myanmar,
China
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,
Vietnam
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*''
Zeuxippus yunnanensis''
Peng & Xie, 1995 – China
References
Salticidae
Salticidae genera
Spiders of Asia
Taxa named by Tamerlan Thorell
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