| Chalcoscirtus | |
|---|---|
| Male Chalcoscirtus diminutus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: |
Chalcoscirtus Bertkau, 1880 |
| Type species | |
|
Callietherus infimus Simon, 1868 |
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| Diversity | |
| 45 species | |
Chalcoscirtus is a genus of spiders in the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Almost all species occur in Eurasia, with a few species found in North America.
The genus name is a compound of the Ancient Greek roots chalc- "copper" and scirt- "leap".
As of February 2017[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species: