[genus] Peckhamia is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). ==Name== The genus is named in honor of George and Elizabeth Peckham, who identified many salticids at the time. There is a recently described species Peckhamia soesilae Makhan, 2006 from Surinam. ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peckhamia_(genus)