Chira (spider)
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.Species
it contains thirteen species, found only in South America, Guatemala, and Honduras:
- Chira distincta Bauab, 1983 – Brazil
- Chira fagei Caporiacco, 1947 – Guyana
- Chira flavescens Caporiacco, 1947 – Guyana
- Chira gounellei – Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
- Chira guianensis – Peru to Guyana
- Chira lanei Soares & Camargo, 1948 – Brazil
- Chira lucina Simon, 1902 – Brazil, Guyana
- Chira reticulata – Brazil
- Chira simoni Galiano, 1961 – Brazil, Paraguay
- Chira spinosa – Honduras to Argentina
- Chira thysbe Simon, 1902 – Brazil, Guyana
- Chira trivittata – Guatemala to Bolivia
- Chira typica – Brazil
