Martella is a genus of ant mimicking jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1892. Species of this genus are found in South America and Central America.
Species it contains twelve species, found in Central America, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico: Martella amapa Galiano, 1996 – Brazil Martella bicavata (Chickering, 1946) – Panama Martella camba (Galiano, 1969) – Argentina Martella furva (Chickering, 1946) – Panama Martella gandu Galiano, 1996 – Brazil Martella goianensis Galiano, 1969 – Brazil Martella lineatipes F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1900 – Mexico to Costa Rica Martella maria Peckham & Peckham, 1892 – Brazil Martella mutillaeformis (Taczanowski, 1878) – Peru Martella pasteuri Galiano, 1996 – Brazil Martella pottsi Peckham & Peckham, 1892 (type) – Guatemala to Brazil Martella utingae (Galiano, 1967) – Brazil
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