Talavera

Talavera is a genus of very small jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1909.^[2] They average about 2 millimetres (0.079 in) 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.^[3] The name refers to Talavera, a region of Spain where many have been found.

Species

As of August 2019 it contains sixteen species and one subspecies, found in Europe, Asia, the United States, and Canada:^[1]

• 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)

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