Rudra is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1885. The name refers to Rudra, a Rigvedic god.
Species it contains ten species, found in Central America, Brazil, Guyana, Argentina, and French Guiana: Rudra avitoides (Bauab-Vianna & Soares, 1980) – Brazil Rudra brescoviti Braul & Lise, 1999 – Brazil Rudra geniculata Peckham & Peckham, 1885 (type) – Guatemala, Panama Rudra humilis Mello-Leitão, 1945 – Argentina, Brazil Rudra minensis Galiano, 1984 – Brazil Rudra multispina Caporiacco, 1947 – Guyana Rudra oriximina Galiano, 1984 – Brazil Rudra polita Peckham & Peckham, 1894 – Guatemala Rudra tenera Peckham & Peckham, 1894 – Brazil Rudra wagae (Taczanowski, 1871) – French Guiana
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External links Photographs of Rudra species from Brazil