Philaeus | |
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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 |
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Species | |
see text |
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Diversity | |
13 species |
see text
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.