Muziris (spider)

Muziris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Euophryinae
Genus: Muziris
Simon, 1901
Type species
Marptusa doleschallii
Thorell, 1878
Species

See text

Diversity
7 species

Muziris is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its seven described species are spread over several island groups in the Pacific Ocean, with one species found in Australia.

Name

Muziris is a lost city in India.

Species

As of June 2017, the World Spider Catalog lists the following species in the genus:[1]

References

  1. World Spider Catalog (2017). "Gen. Muziris Simon, 1901". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
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