Rudra (spider)

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Kingdom Animalia Class Arachnida Family Salticidae Rank Genus		Phylum Arthropoda Order Araneae Subfamily Dendryphantinae
Similar Rhetenor, Beata, Sassacus, Phanias, Messua

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

Name

The genus name probably refers to Rudra, a Rigvedic god.

Rudra brescoviti Braul & Lise, 1999 — Brazil

Rudra dagostinae Braul & Lise, 1999 — Brazil

Rudra geniculata Peckham & Peckham, 1885 — Guatemala, Panama

Rudra humilis Mello-Leitão, 1945 — Argentina, Brazil

Rudra minensis Galiano, 1984 — Brazil

Rudra multispina Caporiacco, 1947 — Guyana

Rudra oriximina Galiano, 1984 — Brazil

Rudra polita Peckham & Peckham, 1894 — Guatemala

Rudra tenera Peckham & Peckham, 1894 — Brazil

Rudra wagae (Taczanowski, 1872) — French Guiana

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