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Philaeus

Philaeus
Philaeus chrysops.jpg
male Philaeus chrysops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Plexippinae
Genus: Philaeus
Thorell, 1869
Type species
Aranea chrysops
Poda, 1761
Species

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Diversity
13 species

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

Philaeus maoniuensis was moved to genus Yllenus in 2003.

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.


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