Chirothecia
Chirothecia is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Władysław Taczanowski in 1878. Chirothecia is very similar to Bellota, but can be distinguished by the following characteristics: a much wider and taller cephalothorax ; a much longer eye area ; the posterior median eyes are always closer to the anterior lateral eyes than the posterior lateral eyes.
Species
it contains thirteen species, found only in South America and Panama:- Chirothecia amazonica Simon, 1901 – Brazil
- Chirothecia botucatuensis Bauab, 1980 – Brazil
- Chirothecia clavimana – Brazil, Guyana
- Chirothecia crassipes Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru
- Chirothecia daguerrei Galiano, 1972 – Argentina
- Chirothecia euchira – Brazil, Argentina
- Chirothecia minima Mello-Leitão, 1943 – Argentina
- Chirothecia rosea – Panama
- Chirothecia semiornata Simon, 1901 – Brazil
- Chirothecia soaresi Bauab, 1980 – Brazil
- Chirothecia soesilae Makhan, 2006 – Suriname
- Chirothecia uncata Soares & Hélio [Ferraz de Almeida Camargo|Camargo], 1948 – Brazil
- Chirothecia wrzesniowskii Taczanowski, 1878 – Ecuador