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Genus: Chira G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1896 | Family: Salticidae Blackwall, 1841

Chira simoni Galiano, 1961

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032729

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Described:

Distribution: Brazil, Paraguay

External Resources*: Jumping Spiders of the World Metzner (2026) | Salticidae Database Prószyński (2025) | GBIF

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Holotype: Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France m - (Marta et al., 2024b)

Taxonomic References

Chira simoni Galiano, 1961b: 174, pl. III, f. 4-7 (Dm) Original description

Chira simoni Marta et al., 2024b: 104, f. 4a-f, 5a-f, 10d-f, 11c-d (m, Df)

References

Galiano, M. E. (1961b). Revision del género Chira Peckham, 1896 (Araneae, Salticidae). Comunicaciones del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" 3: 159-188. -- Show included taxa

Marta, K. S., Almeida, D. J. K., Valiati, V. H., Brescovit, A. D. & Rodrigues, E. N. L. (2024b). On species group Chira G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1896: taxonomy and distribution updates (Araneae: Salticidae: Freyina). Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 59(1): 99-118. doi: 10.1080/01650521.2022.2057159 -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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Metzner, H. (2026). Jumping spiders (Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae) of the world. Online at https://www.jumping-spiders.com.

Prószyński, J. (2025). Salticidae (Araneae) Genera of the World "a management tool for developing a new system of Salticidae" - a scrollable e-Textbook. Version December 20th, 2025, online at http://www.salticidae.pl.

GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2024-03-16	New taxonomic reference entry	Marta et al., 2024b
2024-03-16	First description of female	Marta et al., 2024b	Old value