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Chira stolari

Chira stolari

Classification

Order
Araneae

Chira is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George Peckham & Elizabeth Peckham in 1896. It is currently named after Rio Chira, a river in Peru, but the Peckhams originally called the genus Shira, later emended by Eugène Simon. Spiders in this genus are found in Central and South America.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog