Dexippus (spider)

This article is about a genus of spiders. For the 3rd century historian, statesman and general, see Dexippus. For the 4th-century philosopher, see Dexippus (philosopher).

Dexippus is a genus of Asian jumping spiders (family Salticidae) that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1891.^[2] The genus name is derived from Publius Herennius Dexippus, an ancient Greek historian.^{[citation needed]} As of June 2019^[update], it contains four species, found only in Asia:^[1]

• Dexippus kleini Thorell, 1891 – India, Sumatra
• Dexippus pengi Wang & Li, 2020 – India, China
• Dexippus taiwanensis Peng & Li, 2002 – Taiwan
• Dexippus topali Prószyński, 1992 – India

Dexippus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Salticinae
Genus:	Dexippus Thorell, 1891[1]
Type species
D. kleini Thorell, 1891
Species
See text.