Compsodecta Explained

Compsodecta is a genus of Caribbean jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903.^[1]

Species

it contains eight species, found only in Jamaica and on the Greater Antilles:^[2]

• Compsodecta darlingtoni (Bryant, 1950) – Jamaica
• Compsodecta defloccata (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Jamaica
• Compsodecta festiva (Bryant, 1950) – Jamaica
• Compsodecta gratiosa (Bryant, 1950) – Jamaica
• Compsodecta grisea (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) (type) – Jamaica
• Compsodecta haytiensis (Banks, 1903) – Hispaniola
• Compsodecta peckhami Bryant, 1943 – Hispaniola
• Compsodecta valida (Bryant, 1950) – Jamaica

External links

• Diagnostic drawings of several species

Notes and References

1. Book: Simon, E. 1903. Histoire naturelle des araignées. Roret . Paris. 10.5962/bhl.title.51973. Eugène Simon.
2. Gen. Compsodecta Simon, 1903. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-07-06. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.