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Zeuxippus
Scientific classification e
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Thorell, 1891[1]
Type species
Z. histrio
Thorell, 1891
Species

4, see text

Zeuxippus is a genus of Asian jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1891.[2] 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.[3]

Species[edit]

As of September 2019 it contains four species, found in Asia:[1]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Gen. Zeuxippus Thorell, 1891". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  2. Thorell, T. (1891). "Spindlar från Nikobarerna och andra delar af södra Asien". Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar. 24 (2): 1–149.
  3. 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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