Rudra (spider)

Rudra is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1885. The name refers to Rudra, a Rigvedic god.

Species
it contains ten species, found in Central America, Brazil, Guyana, Argentina, and French Guiana:
 * Rudra avitoides (Bauab-Vianna & Soares, 1980) – Brazil
 * Rudra brescoviti Braul & Lise, 1999 – Brazil
 * Rudra geniculata Peckham & Peckham, 1885 (type) – Guatemala, Panama
 * Rudra humilis Mello-Leitão, 1945 – Argentina, Brazil
 * Rudra minensis Galiano, 1984 – Brazil
 * Rudra multispina Caporiacco, 1947 – Guyana
 * Rudra oriximina Galiano, 1984 – Brazil
 * Rudra polita Peckham & Peckham, 1894 – Guatemala
 * Rudra tenera Peckham & Peckham, 1894 – Brazil
 * Rudra wagae (Taczanowski, 1871) – French Guiana