Eris (spider)

Kingdom Animalia Class Arachnida Family Salticidae Rank Genus		Phylum Arthropoda Order Araneae Subfamily Dendryphantinae

Similar Phanias, Metaphidippus, Pelegrina, Dendryphantes, Hentzia

Eris is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). It is not a large spider and, although it is prone to biting, is not poisonous to humans.

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Name

The genus name is derived from Eris, the Greek goddess of discord (known as Discordia in Roman mythology).

Species

Eris bulbosa (Karsch, 1880) — Mexico

Eris flava (Peckham & Peckham, 1888) — United States to Hispaniola

Eris floridana (Banks, 1904) — USA

Eris illustris C. L. Koch, 1846 — Puerto Rico

Eris limbata — United States

Eris militaris (Hentz, 1845) — USA, Canada, Alaska

Eris perpacta (Chickering, 1946) — Panama

Eris perpolita (Chickering, 1946) — Panama

Eris riedeli (Schmidt, 1971) — Ecuador or Colombia

Eris rufa (C. L. Koch, 1846) — USA

Eris tricolor (C. L. Koch, 1846) — Mexico

Eris trimaculata (Banks, 1898) — Mexico

Eris valida (Chickering, 1946) — Panama

References

Eris (spider) Wikipedia

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