Philaeus
Genus of spiders
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Philaeus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869.[2] Philaeus maoniuensis was moved to genus Yllenus in 2003.[1]
| Philaeus | |
|---|---|
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| male Philaeus chrysops | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Philaeus Thorell, 1869[1] |
| Type species | |
| P. chrysops (Poda, 1761) | |
| Species | |
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7, see text | |
Species
As of August 2019[update] it contains seven species with a wide distribution. Most species are from the Mediterranean and West Africa, but single species are known from Guatemala and the Galapagos Islands:[1]
- Philaeus chrysops (Poda, 1761) (type) – Europe, North Africa to Middle East, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Iran, Central Asia, Afghanistan, China, Mongolia, Korea
- Philaeus corrugatulus Strand, 1917 – Algeria
- Philaeus daoxianensis Peng, Gong & Kim, 2000 – China
- Philaeus fallax (Lucas, 1846) – Algeria
- Philaeus raribarbis Denis, 1955 – Morocco
- Philaeus ruber Peckham & Peckham, 1885 – Guatemala
- Philaeus steudeli Strand, 1906 – West Africa
