Metacyrba

F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901

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Metacyrba floridana
Metacyrba punctata
Metacyrba taeniola(Ribbon Jumping Spider)

Metacyrba is a of jumping spiders ( Salticidae) established by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The genus name derives from Greek μετά ('after, beside') combined with the related salticid genus Cyrba. It contains seven and one distributed across the Americas, from the United States through Mexico and the Caribbean to northern South America.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Metacyrba: /ˌmɛtəˈsɪrbə/

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Distribution

Found from the United States (southern states) and Mexico south through the Caribbean (Cuba, Hispaniola, Greater Antilles) to northern South America (Ecuador, including the Galápagos Islands, and Venezuela).

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Species composition

As of June 2019, the includes seven and one : M. alberti (Cuba), M. floridana (USA), M. insularis (Ecuador, Galápagos Islands), M. pictipes (Hispaniola), M. punctata (USA to Ecuador), M. taeniola (USA, Mexico) with subspecies M. t. similis (USA, Mexico), and M. venusta (Mexico to Venezuela).

Etymology

The generic name combines the Greek prefix μετά- (meta-, meaning 'after' or 'beside') with Cyrba, a closely related of jumping spiders, indicating its phylogenetic relationship to that group.