Rudra (genus)

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Rudra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Dendryphantinae
Tribe: Rudrini
Genus: Rudra
Peckham & Peckham, 1885
Diversity
10 species
Type species
Rudra geniculata
Peckham & Peckham, 1885
Species

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Rudra is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).

[edit] Name

The genus name probably refers to Rudra, a Rigvedic god.

[edit] Species

  • Rudra brescoviti Braul & Lise, 1999 — Brazil
  • Rudra dagostinae Braul & Lise, 1999 — Brazil
  • Rudra geniculata Peckham & Peckham, 1885 — Guatemala, Panama
  • Rudra humilis Mello-Leitão, 1945 — Argentina, Brazil
  • Rudra minensis Galiano, 1984 — Brazil
  • Rudra multispina Caporiacco, 1947 — Guyana
  • Rudra oriximina Galiano, 1984 — Brazil
  • Rudra polita Peckham & Peckham, 1894 — Guatemala
  • Rudra tenera Peckham & Peckham, 1894 — Brazil
  • Rudra wagae (Taczanowski, 1872) — French Guiana

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