gen. nov., a new Asian lineage of marpissine jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae, Marpissina).

The genus Maddison & Ruiz, , is described for a lineage of bark-dwelling Asian marpissine jumping spiders that represent a dispersal to Eurasia separate from that of the - lineage, according to the phylogeny recovered from analysis of four gene regions. All species of are new to science except (Simon, 1901), , which is transferred from Simon, 1901. is known from Hong Kong, Guangdong, Guangxi, and likely Taiwan.