Chira (spider)

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Chira
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Family: Salticidae Genus: Chira Peckham & Peckham, 1896
Species
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Chira is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).

[edit] Etymology

Rio Chira is a river in Peru.

[edit] 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)

[edit] External links

• Photographs of several Chira species