Talavera

Talavera is a genus of very small jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1909. They average about in length, and are very similar to each other. In particular, the Central European species are difficult to distinguish, even when their genital features are studied under a microscope. The name refers to Talavera, a region of Spain where many have been found. Species it contains sixteen species and one subspecies, found in Europe, Asia, the United States, and Canada: Talavera aequipes (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871) – Europe, Turkey, Israel, Caucasus, Iran, Russia (Europe) to Central Asia, China, Japan Talavera a. ludio (Simon, 1871) – France (Corsica) Talavera aperta (Miller, 1971) – Europe to Central Asia Talavera esyunini Logunov, 1992 – Sweden, Finland, Russia (Europe to South Siberia) Talavera ikedai Logunov & Kronestedt, 2003 – Korea, Japan Talavera inopinata Wunderlich, 1993 – France, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Germany, Austria Talavera krocha Logunov & Kronestedt, 2003 – France to Central Asia Talavera logunovi Kovblyuk & Kastrygina, 2015 – Ukraine Talavera milleri (Brignoli, 1983) – Portugal, Germany, Austria, Czech Rep., Slovakia Talavera minuta (Banks, 1895) (type) – Canada, USA, Russia (East Siberia, Far East) Talavera monticola (Kulczyński, 1884) – Central, Southern Europe Talavera parvistyla Logunov & Kronestedt, 2003 – Northern, Central Europe Talavera petrensis (C. L. Koch, 1837) – Europe to Central Asia Talavera sharlaa Logunov & Kronestedt, 2003 – Russia (South Siberia) Talavera thorelli (Kulczyński, 1891) – Europe to Central Asia, Mongolia Talavera trivittata (Schenkel, 1963) – Russia (South Siberia), Mongolia, China Talavera tuvensis Logunov & Kronestedt, 2003 – Russia (South Siberia) References Further reading