Carrhotus
Appearance
| Carrhotus | |
|---|---|
| Male C. xanthogramma | |
| Female C. xanthogramma | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Carrhotus Thorell, 1891[1] |
| Type species | |
| C. viduus (C. L. Koch, 1846)
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| Species | |
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35, see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Carrhotus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1891.[4] The name is derived from the Greek Κάῤῥωτος.[4]
Distribution
[edit]Spiders in this genus are found in Asia, Europe, and Africa, with one species described from Brazil.[1]
Species
[edit]-
C. barbatus with prey
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C. coronatus
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C. viduus
As of October 2025[update], this genus includes 35 species:[1]
- Carrhotus affinis Caporiacco, 1934 – Libya
- Carrhotus albolineatus (C. L. Koch, 1846) – Indonesia (Java)
- Carrhotus albosetosus Satkunanathan & Benjamin, 2022 – Sri Lanka
- Carrhotus andhra Caleb, 2020 – India
- Carrhotus atratus Satkunanathan & Benjamin, 2022 – Sri Lanka
- Carrhotus barbatus (Karsch, 1880) – Philippines
- Carrhotus bellus Wanless, 1984 – Seychelles
- Carrhotus catagraphus Jastrzebski, 1999 – Nepal
- Carrhotus coronatus (Simon, 1885) – China, Vietnam to Indonesia (Java)
- Carrhotus erus Jastrzebski, 1999 – India, Nepal
- Carrhotus harringtoni Prószyński, 1992 – Madagascar
- Carrhotus kamjeensis Jastrzebski, 1999 – Bhutan
- Carrhotus lobatus Satkunanathan & Benjamin, 2022 – Sri Lanka
- Carrhotus malayanus Prószyński, 1992 – Malaysia
- Carrhotus occidentalis (Denis, 1947) – Egypt
- Carrhotus olivaceus (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1907) – Malaysia (Borneo)
- Carrhotus operosus Jastrzebski, 1999 – Nepal
- Carrhotus piperus Caleb & Sampathkumar, 2024 – India
- Carrhotus qingzhaoae Wang & Li, 2023 – China (Hainan)
- Carrhotus s-bulbosus Jastrzebski, 2009 – Nepal
- Carrhotus samchiensis Jastrzebski, 1999 – Bhutan
- Carrhotus sannio (Thorell, 1877) – Réunion, China, Nepal, India to Vietnam and Indonesia (Sulawesi)
- Carrhotus sarahcrewsae Cao & Li, 2016 – China
- Carrhotus scriptus Simon, 1902 – Gabon
- Carrhotus silanthi Caleb, 2020 – India, Sri Lanka
- Carrhotus singularis Simon, 1902 – South Africa
- Carrhotus spiridonovi Logunov, 2021 – India
- Carrhotus subaffinis Caporiacco, 1947 – Ethiopia
- Carrhotus sundaicus Prószyński & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2010 – Indonesia (Lombok)
- Carrhotus taprobanicus Simon, 1902 – Sri Lanka
- Carrhotus tholpettyensis Sudhin, Nafin, Caleb & Sudhikumar, 2021 – India
- Carrhotus tristis Thorell, 1895 – India, Myanmar, Taiwan
- Carrhotus viduus (C. L. Koch, 1846) – Iran, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, China, Vietnam (type species)
- Carrhotus viridiaureus (Simon, 1902) – Brazil
- Carrhotus xanthogramma (Latreille, 1819) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), China, Korea, Japan
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Gen. Carrhotus Thorell, 1891". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ Maddison, W. P. (2015). "A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)". Journal of Arachnology. 43 (3): 249. doi:10.1636/arac-43-03-231-292. S2CID 85680279.
- ^ Prószyński, J. (1984). "Atlas rysunków diagnostycznych mniej znanych Salticidae (Araneae)". Wyższa Szkola Rolniczo-Pedagogiczna, Siedlcach. 2: 16.
- ^ a b Thorell, T. (1891). "Spindlar från Nikobarerna och andra delar af södra Asien". Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar. 24 (2): 1–149.