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Philaeus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Arachnida

Infraorder
  
Araneomorphae

Scientific name
  
Philaeus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Araneae

Family
  
Salticidae

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Philaeus chrysops, Pellenes, Heliophanus, Euophrys, Sitticus

Philaeus chrysops poda 1761 mating cyprus


Philaeus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).

Contents

Philaeus maoniuensis was moved to genus Yllenus in 2003.

Jumping spider philaeus chrysops taking care of its web


Distribution

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Philaeus has a wide distribution, with most species coming from the Mediterranean and West Africa. Single species are known from Guatemala and the Galapagos Islands.

Species

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  • Philaeus albovariegatus (Simon, 1871) — Spain, Sicily
  • Philaeus chrysops (Poda, 1761) — Palearctic
  • Philaeus corrugatulus Strand, 1917 — Algeria
  • Philaeus daoxianensis Peng, Gong & Kim, 2000 — China
  • Philaeus fallax (Lucas, 1846) — Algeria
  • Philaeus jugatus (L. Koch, 1856) — Spain
  • Philaeus pacificus Banks, 1902 — Galapagos Islands
  • Philaeus raribarbis Denis, 1955 — Morocco
  • Philaeus ruber Peckham & Peckham, 1885 — Guatemala
  • Philaeus stellatus Franganillo, 1910 — Portugal
  • Philaeus steudeli Strand, 1906 — West Africa
  • Philaeus superciliosus Bertkau, 1883 — Germany (introduced)
  • Philaeus varicus (Simon, 1868) — Spain to Russia

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    Philaeus Philaeus chrysops Poda 1761 Saltique sanguinolent Overview

    References

    Philaeus Wikipedia
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