Echinussa

Echinussa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Echinussa
Simon, 1901
Type species
E. vibrabunda
(Simon, 1886)
Species
  • E. imerinensis Simon, 1901Madagascar
  • E. praedatoria (Keyserling, 1877) – Madagascar
  • E. vibrabunda (Simon, 1886) – Madagascar

Echinussa is a genus of Malagasy jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1901. As of June 2019 it contains only three species, found only on Madagascar: E. imerinensis, E. praedatoria, and E. vibrabunda.