Hispo
| Hispo | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Section: | Dionycha |
| Superfamily: | Salticoidea |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Hisponinae |
| Genus: | Hispo Simon, 1885 |
| Type species | |
| Hispo cingulata Simon, 1885 | |
| Species | |
|
see text | |
| Diversity | |
| 11 species | |
Hispo is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).
Species of Hispo range in body length from 5 to 7 mm in females, and 3 to 4 in males.[1]
Distribution
Most species are found in Madagascar, with others found in a range from Africa to India. These parts were mostly connected during the time of Gondwana, or lie close. H. alboguttata is found in Sumatra.
Species
- Hispo alboclypea Wanless, 1981 — Seychelles
- Hispo cingulata Simon, 1885 — Madagascar
- Hispo frenata (Simon, 1900) — Madagascar
- Hispo inermis (Caporiacco, 1947) — Central, East Africa
- Hispo macfarlanei Wanless, 1981 — Madagascar
- Hispo pullata Wanless, 1981 — Madagascar
- Hispo striolata Simon, 1898 — Seychelles
- Hispo sulcata Wanless, 1981 — Madagascar
- Hispo tenuis Wanless, 1981 — Madagascar
Footnotes
- ↑ Murphy & Murphy 2000: 273f
References
- Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
- Platnick, Norman I. (2009): The world spider catalog, version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History.
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