Charippus Thorell, 1895

Wang, Cheng & Li, Shuqiang, 2020, Seven new species of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae) from Xishuangbanna, China, ZooKeys 968, pp. 43-69 : 43

Genus Charippus Thorell, 1895

Type species.

Charippus errans Thorell, 1895

Comments.

This monotypic genus is only known from the descriptions of the generotype male ( Thorell 1895; WSC 2020). Charippus is similar to Cytaea Keyserling, 1882 by the general shape of the copulatory organs, especially the spiral embolus and the long and coiled copulatory ducts but can be distinguished by the following: 1) the carapace is slightly narrowed anteriorly vs almost square in Cytaea species; 2) the color of the habitus is dark rather than light, as in Cytaea species, indicating that Charippus likely comprises leaf-litter dwellers rather than foliage dwellers, as in Cytaea ; 3) the RTA is distinctly longer than in Cytaea species; 4) the male chelicerae only have two promarginal teeth vs at least three promarginal teeth in Cytaea species; 5) the epigyne lacks a distinct median septum, which is present in Cytaea species.