Charippus

Charippus is a genus of spiders in the jumping spider family, Salticidae. Its only described species, Charippus errans, is endemic to Burma.

Charippus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Charippus
Thorell, 1895
Species:
C. errans
Binomial name
Charippus errans
Thorell, 1895

The species was described from a single male in 1895. Thorell put it close to Euophrys. A redescription of this male, together with drawings of pedipalp, chelicerae and habitus, was provided by Fred Wanless in 1988.[1]

The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek Χάριππος, (literally, "graceful rider"), according to Thorell taken from Persian mythology.

Footnotes

  1. Murphy & Murphy 2000: 271

References

  • Tamerlan Thorell 1895: Descriptive catalogue of the spiders of Burma p. 350
  • Murphy, F. & Murphy, J. (2000). An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, United Selangor Press Sdn. Bhd.
  • Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.

Further reading

  • Thorell, T. (1895): Descriptive catalogue of the spiders of Burma. London: 1-406.
  • Simon, E. (1901): Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris, 2: 381-668. (in French)
  • Prószyński, J. (1984): Atlas rysunków diagnostycznych mniej znanych Salticidae (Araneae). Wyzsza Szkola Rolniczo-Pedagogiczna, Siedlcach 2: 1-177. (in Polish)
  • Wanless, F.R. (1988): A revision of the spider group Astieae (Araneae: Salticidae) in the Australian region. New Zealand J. Zool. 15: 81-172.


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