Muziris (spider)

Muziris (spider)
Muziris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Euophryinae
Genus: Muziris
Simon, 1901
Type species
Marptusa doleschallii
Thorell, 1878
Species

see text

Diversity
7 species

Muziris is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its seven described species are spread over several island groups in the Pacific Ocean, with one species found in Australia.

Name

Muziris is a lost city in India.

Species

  • Muziris calvipalpis (L. Koch, 1867) (Samoa)
  • Muziris carinatus Simon, 1909 (Western Australia)
  • Muziris doleschalli (Thorell, 1878) (Amboina)
  • Muziris epigynatus Strand, 1911 (Aru Islands)
  • Muziris gracilipalpis Strand, 1911 (Aru Islands)
  • Muziris leptochirus (Thorell, 1881) (New Guinea)
  • Muziris wiehlei Berland, 1938 (New Hebrides)

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