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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