Helvetia is a Neotropical genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). The genus name is derived from Helvetia.
Systematics Helvetia is a small genus belonging to the subfamily Salticinae. Currently, it comprises eleven valid species.Ruiz & Brescovit 2008
Helvetia albovittata Simon, 1901 – Paraguay, Argentina, Galapagos Islands Helvetia cancrimana (Taczanowski, 1872) – Brazil, Argentina, French Guiana Helvetia galianoae Ruiz & Brescovit, 2008 – Argentina Helvetia humillima Mello-Leitão, 1943 – Brazil Helvetia insularis (Banks, 1902) – junior synonym of Helvetia albovittata Helvetia labiata Ruiz & Brescovit, 2008 – Brazil Helvetia rinaldiae Ruiz & Brescovit, 2008 – Brazil Helvetia riojanensis Galiano, 1965 – Argentina Helvetia roeweri (Soares & Camargo, 1948) Helvetia santarema Peckham & Peckham, 1894 – Brazil, Argentina Helvetia semialba (Simon, 1901) – Brazil Helvetia stridulans Ruiz & Brescovit, 2008 – Brazil Helvetia zebrina Simon, 1901 – junior synonym of Helvetia cancrimana Helvetia zonata Simon, 1901 – junior synonym of Helvetia cancrimana
Footnotes
References (2008): Revision of Helvetia (Araneae: Salticidae: Heliophaninae). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 25(1): 139–147. (2009): The world spider catalog, version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History.
External links Color drawing of Helvetia species from Brazil