Mexcala
| Mexcala | |
|---|---|
| Female Mexcala elegans | |
| Female Mexcala quadrimaculata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Mexcala Peckham & Peckham, 1902 |
| Type species | |
| M. rufa Peckham & Peckham, 1902
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| Species | |
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22, see text | |
Mexcala is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1902. The name is probably derived from the Nahuatl mezcal.