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Chalcoscirtus

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Chalcoscirtus
Male Chalcoscirtus diminutus
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Chalcoscirtus

Bertkau, 1880
Type species
Callietherus infimus
Simon, 1868
Diversity
42 species

Chalcoscirtus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Almost all species occur in Eurasia, with a few species found in North America.

Name

The genus name is a compound of the Ancient Greek roots chalc- "copper" and scirt- "leap".

Species