Muziris (genus)

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

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

[edit] Name

Muziris is a lost city in India.

[edit] Species

  • Muziris calvipalpis (L. Koch, 1867) (Samoa)
  • Muziris carinatus Simon, 1909 (Western Australia)
  • Muziris doleschalli (Thorell, 1878) (Amboina)
  • Muziris epigynatus Strand, 1911 (Aru Islands)
  • Muziris gracilipalpis Strand, 1911 (Aru Islands)
  • Muziris leptochirus (Thorell, 1881) (New Guinea)
  • Muziris wiehlei Berland, 1938 (New Hebrides)

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