- Marengo (genus)
Taxobox
name = "Marengo"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropoda
classis =Arachnida
ordo = Araneae
familia =Salticidae
subfamilia =Ballinae
tribus =Ballini
genus = "Marengo"
genus_authority = Peckham & Peckham, 1892
diversity_link = List of Salticidae species#Marengo
diversity = 6 species
type_species = "Marengo crassipes "
type_species_authority = Peckham & Peckham, 1892
range_
range_map_width = 250px
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = see text"Marengo" is a
spider genus of theSalticidae family (jumping spiders). Most of the six described species are endemic toSri Lanka , with one species occurring inThailand .Name
The genus name is derived from
Marengo , a village inItaly , and the name ofNapoleon 's horse. (See also "Afromarengo " and "Indomarengo ")pecies
* "
Marengo crassipes " Peckham & Peckham, 1892 — Sri Lanka
* "Marengo deelemanae " Benjamin, 2004 — Thailand
* "Marengo inornata " (Simon, 1900) — Sri Lanka
* "Marengo nitida " Simon, 1900 — Sri Lanka
* "Marengo rattotensis " Benjamin, 2006 — Sri Lanka
* "Marengo striatipes " Simon, 1900 — Sri LankaExternal links
* [http://salticidae.org/salticid/diagnost/marengo/maren-ph.htm Photograph of "Marengo" sp.]
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