Martella (spider) explained

Martella is a genus of ant mimicking jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1892.^[1] Species of this genus are found in South America and Central America.

Species

it contains twelve species, found in Central America, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico:^[2]

• Martella amapa Galiano, 1996 – Brazil
• Martella bicavata (Chickering, 1946) – Panama
• Martella camba (Galiano, 1969) – Argentina
• Martella furva (Chickering, 1946) – Panama
• Martella gandu Galiano, 1996 – Brazil
• Martella goianensis Galiano, 1969 – Brazil
• Martella lineatipes F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1900 – Mexico to Costa Rica
• Martella maria Peckham & Peckham, 1892 – Brazil
• Martella mutillaeformis (Taczanowski, 1878) – Peru
• Martella pasteuri Galiano, 1996 – Brazil
• Martella pottsi Peckham & Peckham, 1892 (type) – Guatemala to Brazil
• Martella utingae (Galiano, 1967) – Brazil

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. George and Elizabeth Peckham.
2. Gen. Martella Peckham & Peckham, 1892. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-07-19. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2. Gloor. Daniel. Nentwig. Wolfgang. Blick. Theo. Kropf. Christian.