| Zeuxippus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Zeuxippus Thorell, 1891 |
| Type species | |
| Z. histrio Thorell, 1891 | |
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Zeuxippus is a genus of Asian jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1891. They look similar to members of Rhene, but their abdomen is longer, more obtuse, and thinner. In addition, the first pair of legs is thicker than the others.
Species
As of September 2019 it contains four species, found in Asia:
- Zeuxippus atellanus Thorell, 1895 – Myanmar
- Zeuxippus histrio Thorell, 1891 (type) – India
- Zeuxippus pallidus Thorell, 1895 – Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Vietnam
- Zeuxippus yunnanensis Peng & Xie, 1995 – China
References
- ^ "Gen. Zeuxippus Thorell, 1891". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
- Thorell, T. (1891). "Spindlar från Nikobarerna och andra delar af södra Asien". Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar. 24 (2): 1–149.
- Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000). An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Nature Society. ISBN 978-983-9681-17-8.
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