Cotinusa
Encyclopedia
Cotinusa is a genus
of the spider
family Salticidae (jumping spider
s). Its species occur from Panama
to Argentina
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of the spider
Spider
Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
family Salticidae (jumping spider
Jumping spider
The jumping spider family contains more than 500 described genera and about 5,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders with about 13% of all species. Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among invertebrates and use it in courtship, hunting and navigation...
s). Its species occur from Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
to Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
.
Species
- Cotinusa adelae Mello-Leitão, 1944 — Argentina
- Cotinusa albescens Mello-Leitão, 1945 — Argentina
- Cotinusa bisetosa Simon, 1900 — Venezuela
- Cotinusa bryantae Chickering, 1946 — Panama
- Cotinusa cancellata (Mello-Leitão, 1943) — Brazil
- Cotinusa deserta (Peckham & Peckham, 1894) — Brazil
- Cotinusa dimidiata Simon, 1900 — Peru
- Cotinusa distincta (Peckham & Peckham, 1888) — Mexico to Peru
- Cotinusa fenestrata (Taczanowski, 1878) — Peru
- Cotinusa furcifera (Schenkel, 1953) — Venezuela
- Cotinusa gemmea (Peckham & Peckham, 1894) — Brazil
- Cotinusa gertschi (Mello-Leitão, 1947) — Brazil
- Cotinusa horatia (Peckham & Peckham, 1894) — Brazil
- Cotinusa irregularis (Mello-Leitão, 1945) — Argentina
- Cotinusa leucoprocta (Mello-Leitão, 1947) — Brazil
- Cotinusa magna (Peckham & Peckham, 1894) — Brazil
- Cotinusa mathematica (Mello-Leitão, 1917) — Brazil
- Cotinusa melanura Mello-Leitão, 1939 — Paraguay
- Cotinusa puella Simon, 1900 — Brazil
- Cotinusa pulchra Mello-Leitão, 1917 — Brazil
- Cotinusa rosascostai Mello-Leitão, 1944 — Argentina
- Cotinusa rubriceps (Mello-Leitão, 1947) — Brazil
- Cotinusa septempunctata Simon, 1900 — Venezuela
- Cotinusa simoni Chickering, 1946 — Panama
- Cotinusa splendida (Dyal, 1935) — Pakistan
- Cotinusa stolzmanni (Taczanowski, 1878) — Peru
- Cotinusa trifasciata (Mello-Leitão, 1943) — Brazil
- Cotinusa trimaculata Mello-Leitão, 1922 — Brazil
- Cotinusa vittata Simon, 1900 — Brazil