Paramarpissa Explained

Paramarpissa is a genus of North American jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. Originally considered a synonym of Pseudicius, it was separated into its own genus in 1999.^[1]

Species

it contains six species, found only in Mexico and the United States:^[2]

• Paramarpissa albopilosa (Banks, 1902) – USA, Mexico
• Paramarpissa griswoldi Logunov & Cutler, 1999 – USA, Mexico
• Paramarpissa laeta Logunov & Cutler, 1999 – Mexico
• Paramarpissa piratica (Peckham & Peckham, 1888) – USA, Mexico
• Paramarpissa sarta Logunov & Cutler, 1999 – Mexico
• Paramarpissa tibialis F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 (type) – Mexico

Notes and References

1. Logunov. D. V.. Cutler. B.. 1999. Revision of the genus Paramarpissa F. O. P. -Cambridge, 1901 (Araneae, Salticidae). Journal of Natural History. 33. 8. 1218. 10.1080/002229399299996.
2. Gen. Paramarpissa F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-09-08. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.