Martella (spider)
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| Martella | |
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| Adult male Martella lineatipes from Belize | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Martella Peckham & Peckham, 1892[1] |
| Type species | |
| M. pottsi Peckham & Peckham, 1892 | |
| Species | |
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12, see text | |
Martella is a genus of ant mimicking jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1892.[1][2] Species of this genus are found in South America and Central America.[1]
