Hispo
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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]
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Species
- Hispo alboclypea Wanless, 1981 — Seychelles
- Hispo alboguttata Simon, 1903 — Sumatra
- Hispo bipartita Simon, 1903 — India, Sri Lanka
- 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
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Murphy & Murphy 2000: 273f
[edit] References
- Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
