Dexippus (spider)

Dexippus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Dexippus
Thorell, 1891
Type species
D. kleini
Thorell, 1891
Species

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This article is about a genus of spiders. For the 3rd century historian, statesman and general, see Dexippus. For the 4th-century philosopher, see Dexippus (philosopher).

Dexippus is a genus of Asian jumping spiders (family Salticidae) that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1891. The genus name is derived from Publius Herennius Dexippus, an ancient Greek historian. As of June 2019, it contains four species, found only in Asia:

  • Dexippus kleini Thorell, 1891 – India, Sumatra
  • Dexippus pengi Wang & Li, 2020 – India, China
  • Dexippus taiwanensis Peng & Li, 2002 – Taiwan
  • Dexippus topali Prószyński, 1992 – India
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