Chapoda
Encyclopedia
Chapoda is a spider
genus
of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its four described species occur from Guatemala
to Brazil
. All species are found in Panama
.
Spider
Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its four described species occur from Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. All species are found in Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
.
Species
- Chapoda festiva Peckham & Peckham, 1896 (Guatemala, Panama, Brazil)
- Chapoda inermis (F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1901) (Mexico to Panama)
- Chapoda panamana Chickering, 1946 (Panama)
- Chapoda peckhami Banks, 1929 (Panama)