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Genus: Marpissa C. L. Koch, 1846 | Family: Salticidae Blackwall, 1841

Marpissa melanura F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901

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Distribution: Guatemala

External Resources*: Jumping Spiders of the World Metzner (2026)

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Taxonomic References

Marpissa melanura F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901a: 251 (Df) Original description

Marpissa melanura Edwards, 2006: 210 (removed from S of Marpissa minor [now Balmaceda minor], rejecting Kraus, 1955b: 77)

References

Edwards, G. B. (2006). A review of described Metacyrba, the status of Parkella, and notes on Platycryptus and Balmaceda, with a comparison of the genera (Araneae: Salticidae: Marpissinae). Insecta Mundi 19: 193-226. -- Show included taxa

Pickard-Cambridge, F. O. (1901a). Arachnida. Araneidea and Opiliones. Vol. II. In: Biologia Centrali-Americana. Taylor and Francis, London, pp. 193-312, pl. 15-30. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.730 [for the exact dates see Lyal, 2011] -- Show included taxa

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

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2024-04-12	Species updated	Edwards, 2006	Old value	Removed synonymy