Chira (spider)
| Chira | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Aelurillinae |
| Genus: | Chira Peckham & Peckham, 1896 |
| Type species | |
| Attus trivittatus Taczanowski, 1871 | |
| Species | |
|
see text | |
| Diversity | |
| 16 species | |
Chira is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).
Name
Rio Chira is a river in Peru. However, the Peckhams originally called the genus Shira, which was later emended by Eugène Simon.
Species
- Chira distincta Bauab, 1983 (Brazil)
- Chira fagei Caporiacco, 1947 (Guyana)
- Chira flavescens Caporiacco, 1947 (Guyana)
- Chira gounellei (Simon, 1902) (Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina)
- Chira guianensis (Taczanowski, 1871) (Peru to Guyana)
- Chira lanei Soares & Camargo, 1948 (Brazil)
- Chira lucina Simon, 1902 (Brazil, Guyana)
- Chira micans (Simon, 1902) (Brazil, Paraguay)
- Chira reticulata (Mello-Leitão, 1943) (Brazil)
- Chira simoni Galiano, 1961 (Brazil, Paraguay)
- Chira spinipes (Taczanowski, 1871) (Peru to Guyana)
- Chira spinosa (Mello-Leitão, 1939) (Honduras to Argentina)
- Chira superba Caporiacco, 1947 (Guyana)
- Chira thysbe Simon, 1902 (Brazil, Guyana)
- Chira trivittata (Taczanowski, 1871) (Guatemala to Bolivia)
- Chira typica (Mello-Leitão, 1930) (Brazil)
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