Dexippus (spider)

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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus:
Thorell, 1891[1]
Type species
D. kleini
Thorell, 1891
Species

See text.

Dexippus is a genus of Asian jumping spiders (family Salticidae) that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1891.[2] 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:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gen. Dexippus Thorell, 1891". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  2. ^ Thorell, T. (1891). "Spindlar från Nikobarerna och andra delar af södra Asien". Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar. 24 (2): 1–149.


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