# Metaphidippus

Metaphidippus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus Phidippus.

## Species

As of June 2019 it contains forty-six species, found only in South America, Central America, and North America:
* Metaphidippus albopilosus (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
* Metaphidippus annectans (Chamberlin, 1929) – USA
* Metaphidippus apicalis F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Mexico
* Metaphidippus bicavatus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Panama
* Metaphidippus bisignatus Mello-Leitão, 1945 – Argentina
* Metaphidippus bispinosus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Central America
* Metaphidippus carmenensis (Chamberlin, 1924) – USA, Mexico
* Metaphidippus chalcedon (C. L. Koch, 1846) – Brazil
* Metaphidippus chera (Chamberlin, 1924) – USA, Mexico
* Metaphidippus coccinelloides Mello-Leitão, 1947 – Brazil
* Metaphidippus comptus (Banks, 1909) – Costa Rica
* Metaphidippus crassidens (Kraus, 1955) – El Salvador
* Metaphidippus cupreus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Panama
* Metaphidippus cuprinus (Taczanowski, 1878) – Peru
* Metaphidippus diplacis (Chamberlin, 1924) – USA, Mexico
* Metaphidippus dubitabilis (Peckham & Peckham, 1896) – Mexico
* Metaphidippus emmiltus Maddison, 1996 – USA
* Metaphidippus facetus Chickering, 1946 – Panama
* Metaphidippus fastosus Chickering, 1946 – Panama
* Metaphidippus fimbriatus (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901) – Guatemala
* Metaphidippus fortunatus (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Brazil
* Metaphidippus globosus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Costa Rica
* Metaphidippus gratus Bryant, 1948 – Mexico
* Metaphidippus inflatus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Guatemala
* Metaphidippus iridescens F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – El Salvador, Panama
* Metaphidippus iviei (Roewer, 1951) – USA
* Metaphidippus laetabilis (Peckham & Peckham, 1896) – Panama
* Metaphidippus laetificus Chickering, 1946 – Panama
* Metaphidippus lanceolatus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Mexico to Costa Rica
* Metaphidippus longipalpus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – USA, Panama
* Metaphidippus mandibulatus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 (type) – Costa Rica
* Metaphidippus manni (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – North America
* Metaphidippus nigropictus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Mexico
* Metaphidippus nitidus (Peckham & Peckham, 1896) – Guatemala
* Metaphidippus odiosus (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Brazil, Argentina
* Metaphidippus ovatus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Guatemala
* Metaphidippus pallens F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Guatemala to Costa Rica
* Metaphidippus perfectus (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Brazil
* Metaphidippus pernix F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Guatemala
* Metaphidippus perscitus Chickering, 1946 – Panama
* Metaphidippus pluripunctatus Mello-Leitão, 1944 – Argentina
* Metaphidippus quadrinotatus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Costa Rica, Panama
* Metaphidippus siticulosus (Peckham & Peckham, 1909) – USA
* Metaphidippus smithi (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Brazil
* Metaphidippus texanus (Banks, 1904) – USA
* Metaphidippus tropicus (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Brazil, Argentina