Chalcotropis Explained

Chalcotropis is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902.^[1]

Species

it contains ten species, found only in Asia and on the Polynesian Islands:^[2]

• Chalcotropis acutefrenata Simon, 1902 (type) – Indonesia (Java)
• Chalcotropis caelodentata Merian, 1911 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
• Chalcotropis caeruleus (Karsch, 1880) – Philippines
• Chalcotropis celebensis Merian, 1911 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
• Chalcotropis decemstriata Simon, 1902 – Philippines
• Chalcotropis insularis (Keyserling, 1881) – Tonga
• Chalcotropis luceroi Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines
• Chalcotropis pennata Simon, 1902 – India
• Chalcotropis praeclara Simon, 1902 – Philippines
• Chalcotropis radiata Simon, 1902 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)

Notes and References

1. Simon. E.. 1902. Description d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Salticidae (Attidae) (suite). Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 363–406. 46. Eugène Simon.
2. Gen. Chalcotropis Simon, 1902. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-07-05. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.