Mexigonus Explained

Mexigonus is a genus of North American jumping spiders that was first described by G. B. Edwards in 2003.^[1] The name is a reference to Mexico, where the first identified species were found.

Species

it contains four species, found only in Mexico and the United States:^[2]

• Mexigonus arizonensis (Banks, 1904) – USA, Mexico
• Mexigonus dentichelis (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901) – Mexico
• Mexigonus minutus (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901) (type) – USA, Mexico
• Mexigonus morosus (Peckham & Peckham, 1888) – USA

Notes and References

1. Edwards. G. B.. 2003. A review of the Nearctic jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) of the subfamily Euophryinae north of Mexico. Insecta Mundi. 65–75. 16. G. B. Edwards (entomologist).
2. Gen. Mexigonus Edwards, 2003. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-08-06. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.