Marengo (spider) explained

Marengo is a genus of Asian jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1892.^[1] The name is derived from Marengo, a village in Italy and the name of Napoleon's horse.

Species

, the World Spider Catalog recognizes the following species, found only in Asia:^[2]

• Marengo batheryensis Sudhin, Nafin, Benjamin & Sudhikumar, 2019 – India
• Marengo crassipes Peckham & Peckham, 1892 (type) – India, Sri Lanka
• Marengo deelemanae Benjamin, 2004 – Thailand
• Marengo inornata (Simon, 1900) – Sri Lanka
• Marengo nitida Simon, 1900 – Sri Lanka
• Marengo rattotensis Benjamin, 2006 – Sri Lanka
• Marengo sachintendulkar Malamel, Prajapati, Sudhikumar & Sebastian, 2019 – India
• Marengo striatipes Simon, 1900 – Sri Lanka
• Marengo zebra Sudhin, Nafin, Benjamin & Sudhikumar, 2019 – India

External links

• Photograph of Marengo sp.

Notes and References

1. Peckham. G. W.. Peckham. E. G.. 1892. Ant-like spiders of the family Attidae. Occasional Papers of the Natural History Society of Wisconsin. 1–84. 2. 1. George and Elizabeth Peckham.
2. Gen. Marengo Peckham & Peckham, 1892. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-11-13. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.