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Hispo

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Infraorder
  
Araneomorphae

Scientific name
  
Hispo

Higher classification
  
Jumping spider

Order
  
Spider

Subphylum
  
Chelicerata

Family
  
Salticidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Harmochirus, Pseudicius, Jumping spider, Thyene, Cyrba

Hispo is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).

Contents

Species of Hispo range in body length from 5 to 7 mm in females, and 3 to 4 in males.

Distribution

Most species are found in Madagascar, with others found in Africa and the Seychelles. 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:

  • 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

    Hispo Wikipedia