Chapoda
G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1896
Chapoda is a of jumping spiders ( Salticidae) first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1896. The genus contains thirteen described distributed from Mexico through Central America to northern South America, with particularly high diversity in Panama and Colombia. Members of this genus are arboreal hunters typical of the Salticidae family. The type species, Chapoda festiva, was described from Guatemala and Panama.
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How to pronounce Chapoda: /tʃəˈpoʊdə/
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Distribution
Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil. distribution varies: C. festiva occurs in Guatemala, Panama, and Brazil; C. inermis ranges from Mexico to Panama; C. maxillosa is found in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua; C. panamana occurs in Panama and Colombia; Colombian endemics include C. gaitana, C. sanlorenzo, and C. suaita.
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Species count discrepancy
Sources differ on count: Wikipedia lists thirteen species as of June 2019, while iNaturalist indicates four described species. This discrepancy may reflect taxonomic revisions or database update lags.
Taxonomic note on Psecas chapoda
A 2004 Journal of Arachnology paper studied 'Psecas chapoda,' but this name does not appear in current lists for the . This may represent a synonym, misidentification, or taxonomic change.