Muziris (spider)

Muziris is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1901. The name is derived from Muziris, a lost city in India.

Species

it contains seven species spread over several island groups in the Pacific Ocean, with one species found in Australia. They are found in Indonesia, on Vanuatu, in Papua New Guinea, Australia, and Samoa:

Muziris calvipalpis – Samoa
Muziris carinatus Simon, 1909 – Australia
Muziris doleschalli – Indonesia
Muziris epigynatus Strand, 1911 – Indonesia
Muziris gracilipalpis Strand, 1911 – Indonesia
Muziris leptochirus – New Guinea
Muziris wiehlei Berland, 1938 – Vanuatu