Hispo
| Hispo | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Hisponinae |
| Genus: | Simon, 1885[1] |
| Type species | |
| Hispo cingulata Simon, 1885[1]
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| Species | |
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| Diversity | |
| 9 species | |
Hispo is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).[1]
Species of Hispo range in body length from 5 to 7 mm in females, and 3 to 4 in males.[2]
Distribution
Most species are found in Madagascar, with others found in Africa and the Seychelles.[1] These parts were mostly connected during the time of Gondwana, or lie close.
Species
As of March 2017, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]
- Hispo alboclypea Wanless, 1981 – Seychelles
- Hispo cingulata Simon, 1885 – Madagascar
- Hispo frenata (Simon, 1900) – Madagascar
- Hispo georgius (Peckham & Peckham, 1892) – Central, East and Southern Africa, Madagascar
- Hispo macfarlanei Wanless, 1981 – Madagascar
- Hispo pullata Wanless, 1981 – Madagascar
- Hispo striolata Simon, 1898 – Seychelles
- Hispo sulcata Wanless, 1981 – Madagascar
- Hispo tenuis Wanless, 1981 – Madagascar
References