Metaphidippus
Metaphidippus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus Phidippus.
Species
it contains forty-six species, found only in South America, Central America, and North America:- Metaphidippus albopilosus – Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
- Metaphidippus annectans – USA
- Metaphidippus apicalis F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Mexico
- Metaphidippus bicavatus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Panama
- Metaphidippus bisignatus Mello-Leitão, 1945 – Argentina
- Metaphidippus bispinosus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Central America
- Metaphidippus carmenensis – USA, Mexico
- Metaphidippus chalcedon – Brazil
- Metaphidippus chera – USA, Mexico
- Metaphidippus coccinelloides Mello-Leitão, 1947 – Brazil
- Metaphidippus comptus – Costa Rica
- Metaphidippus crassidens – El Salvador
- Metaphidippus cupreus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Panama
- Metaphidippus cuprinus – Peru
- Metaphidippus diplacis – USA, Mexico
- Metaphidippus dubitabilis – Mexico
- Metaphidippus emmiltus Maddison, 1996 – USA
- Metaphidippus facetus Chickering, 1946 – Panama
- Metaphidippus fastosus Chickering, 1946 – Panama
- Metaphidippus fimbriatus – Guatemala
- Metaphidippus fortunatus – Brazil
- Metaphidippus globosus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Costa Rica
- Metaphidippus gratus Bryant, 1948 – Mexico
- Metaphidippus inflatus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Guatemala
- Metaphidippus iridescens F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – El Salvador, Panama
- Metaphidippus iviei – USA
- Metaphidippus laetabilis – Panama
- Metaphidippus laetificus Chickering, 1946 – Panama
- Metaphidippus lanceolatus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Mexico to Costa Rica
- Metaphidippus longipalpus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – USA, Panama
- Metaphidippus mandibulatus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Costa Rica
- Metaphidippus manni – North America
- Metaphidippus nigropictus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Mexico
- Metaphidippus nitidus – Guatemala
- Metaphidippus odiosus – Brazil, Argentina
- Metaphidippus ovatus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Guatemala
- Metaphidippus pallens F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Guatemala to Costa Rica
- Metaphidippus perfectus – Brazil
- Metaphidippus pernix F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Guatemala
- Metaphidippus perscitus Chickering, 1946 – Panama
- Metaphidippus pluripunctatus Mello-Leitão, 1944 – Argentina
- Metaphidippus quadrinotatus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Costa Rica, Panama
- Metaphidippus siticulosus – USA
- Metaphidippus smithi – Brazil
- Metaphidippus texanus – USA
- Metaphidippus tropicus – Brazil, Argentina