Biology:Muziris (spider)
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Short description: Genus of spiders
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Muziris Simon, 1901[1] |
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Muziris is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1901.[2] The name is derived from Muziris, a lost city in India (presumed to be present day Kodungallur).
Species
As of July 2019[update] 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:[1]
- Muziris calvipalpis (L. Koch, 1867) – Samoa
- Muziris carinatus Simon, 1909 – Australia (Western Australia )
- Muziris doleschalli (Thorell, 1878) (type) – Indonesia (Ambon)
- Muziris epigynatus Strand, 1911 – Indonesia (Aru Is.)
- Muziris gracilipalpis Strand, 1911 – Indonesia (Aru Is.)
- Muziris leptochirus (Thorell, 1881) – New Guinea
- Muziris wiehlei Berland, 1938 – Vanuatu
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gen. Muziris Simon, 1901. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/2802. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
- ↑ Simon, E (1901). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q653204 entry
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