Rudra (spider) explained

Rudra is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1885. The name refers to Rudra, a Rigvedic god.^[1]

Species

it contains ten species, found in Central America, Brazil, Guyana, Argentina, and French Guiana:^[2]

• Rudra avitoides (Bauab-Vianna & Soares, 1980) – Brazil
• Rudra brescoviti Braul & Lise, 1999 – Brazil
• Rudra geniculata Peckham & Peckham, 1885 (type) – Guatemala, Panama
• Rudra humilis Mello-Leitão, 1945 – Argentina, Brazil
• Rudra minensis Galiano, 1984 – Brazil
• Rudra multispina Caporiacco, 1947 – Guyana
• Rudra oriximina Galiano, 1984 – Brazil
• Rudra polita Peckham & Peckham, 1894 – Guatemala
• Rudra tenera Peckham & Peckham, 1894 – Brazil
• Rudra wagae (Taczanowski, 1871) – French Guiana

External links

• Photographs of Rudra species from Brazil

Notes and References

1. Peckham. G. W.. Peckham. E. G.. 1885. On some new genera and species of Attidae from the eastern part of Guatemala. Proceedings of the Natural History Society of Wisconsin. 62–86. 1885. George and Elizabeth Peckham. George and Elizabeth Peckham.
2. Gen. Rudra Peckham & Peckham, 1885. World Spider Catalog . 2023-07-23. 2023. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2. Gloor. Daniel. Nentwig. Wolfgang. Blick. Theo. Kropf. Christian.