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Marengo (spider)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Salticidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Spider

Class
  
Arachnida

Subfamily
  
Ballinae

Rank
  
Genus

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Marengo is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Most of the six described species are endemic to Sri Lanka, with one species occurring in Thailand.

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Name

The genus name is derived from Marengo, a village in Italy, and the name of Napoleon's horse. (See also Afromarengo and Indomarengo)

Species

  • Marengo crassipes Peckham & Peckham, 1892 — India, Sri Lanka
  • Marengo deelemanae Benjamin, 2004 — Thailand
  • Marengo inornata (Simon, 1900) — Sri Lanka
  • Marengo nitida Simon, 1900 — Sri Lanka
  • Marengo rattotensis Benjamin, 2006 — Sri Lanka
  • Marengo striatipes Simon, 1900 — Sri Lanka
  • References

    Marengo (spider) Wikipedia