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Philaeus

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Philaeus
malePhilaeus chrysops
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

7,see text

Philaeusis agenusofjumping spidersthat was first described byTamerlan Thorellin 1869.[2]Philaeus maoniuensiswas moved to genusYllenusin 2003.[1]

Species

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As of August 2019it contains seven species with a wide distribution. Most species are from theMediterraneanandWest Africa,but single species are known fromGuatemalaand theGalapagos Islands:[1]

References

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  1. ^abc"Gen. Philaeus Thorell, 1869".World Spider Catalog Version 20.0.Natural History Museum Bern. 2019.doi:10.24436/2.Retrieved2019-09-11.
  2. ^Thorell, T.(1869). "On European spiders. Part I. Review of the European genera of spiders, preceded by some observations on zoological nomenclature".Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis.7(3): 1–108.
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