Chira (spider)
Chira is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George Peckham & Elizabeth Peckham in 1896. It is currently named after Rio Chira, a river in Peru, but the Peckhams originally called the genus Shira, later emended by Eugène Simon.
Spiders in this genus are found in Central and South America.
Species
, this genus includes fourteen species:Chira fagei Caporiacco, 1947 – GuyanaChira flavescens Caporiacco, 1947 – GuyanaChira gounellei – Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, ArgentinaChira guianensis – Trinidad, French Guiana, Peru, BrazilChira hanagarthi Rubio, Perger, Baigorria, Metzner & Höfer, 2023 – BoliviaChira ivyatenea Rubio, Perger, Baigorria, Metzner & Höfer, 2023 – ArgentinaChira lanei Soares & Camargo, 1948 – BrazilChira lucina Simon, 1902 – Guyana, Brazil, ParaguayChira simoni Galiano, 1961 – Brazil, ParaguayChira spinosa – Honduras, Panama, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, ArgentinaChira stolari Rubio, Perger, Baigorria, Metzner & Höfer, 2023 – BrazilChira thysbe Simon, 1902 – Panama, Guyana, Brazil, UruguayChira trivittata – Guatemala, Panama, Guyana, Bolivia, Brazil Chira typica – Brazil