Charippus is a genus of spiders in the jumping spider family, Salticidae.
The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek Χάριππος, (literally, "graceful rider"), according to Thorell taken from Persian mythology.
Species it contains eleven species, found in Asia:
Charippus asper Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022 – Borneo Charippus bukittimah Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022 – Singapore Charippus callainus Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022 – Borneo Charippus denjii Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022 – Hainan Charippus errans Thorell, 1895 – Myanmar Charippus heishiding Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022 – China Charippus kubah Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022 – Borneo Charippus minotaurus Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022 – Borneo Charippus wanlessi Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022 – Borneo Charippus yinae Wang & Li, 2020 – China Charippus yunnanensis (Cao & Li, 2016) – China
References
1895: Descriptive catalogue of the spiders of Burma p. 350 (2000). An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, United Selangor Press Sdn. Bhd.
Further reading (1895): Descriptive catalogue of the spiders of Burma. London: 1-406. (1901): Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris, 2: 381-668. (in French) (1984): Atlas rysunków diagnostycznych mniej znanych Salticidae (Araneae). Wyzsza Szkola Rolniczo-Pedagogiczna, Siedlcach 2: 1-177. (in Polish) (1988): A revision of the spider group Astieae (Araneae: Salticidae) in the Australian region. New Zealand J. Zool. 15: 81-172.
External links Diagnostic drawings of C. errans