Frigga is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1850. The name is derived from Frigga, a Norse goddess.
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Distribution
Most species of Frigga are found in South America, but also with at least species Frigga pratensis ranging into Mexico, and Frigga flava only recorded in Guatemala. Possible introductions of Frigga crocuta have been recorded on the Polynesian Islands (after Berland 1933) and Australia (after Simon 1902):
Species
As of January 2025 the genus Frigga contains ten species:
Frigga coronigera (C. L. Koch, 1846) (type) – Brazil
Frigga crocuta (Taczanowski, 1878) – Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Galapagos Is., Australia (Queensland), French Polynesia (Marquesas Is., Society Is.)
Frigga finitima Galiano, 1979 – Bolivia, Argentina
Frigga flava (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901) – Guatemala
Frigga kessleri (Taczanowski, 1871) – Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana
Frigga opulenta Galiano, 1979 – Ecuador, Peru
Frigga pratensis (Peckham & Peckham, 1885) – Mexico to Colombia
Frigga quintensis (Tullgren, 1905) – Argentina, Brazil
Frigga rufa (Caporiacco, 1947) – Guyana, Brazil
Frigga simoni (Berland, 1913) – Ecuador