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Hispo
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Hispo

Simon, 1885
Type species
Hispo cingulata
Simon, 1885
Species

see text

Diversity
11 species

Hispo is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).

Species of Hispo range in body length from 5 to 7 mm in females, and 3 to 4 in males.[1]

Distribution

Most species are found in Madagascar, with others found in a range from Africa to India. These parts were mostly connected during the time of Gondwana, or lie close. H. alboguttata is found in Sumatra.

Species

Footnotes

  1. ^ Murphy & Murphy 2000: 273f

References

  • Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
  • Platnick, Norman I. (2009): The world spider catalog, version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History.