The Dendryphantina are a subtribe of jumping spiders that occur mainly in the New World. The subtribe was first defined by Anton Menge in 1879 as Dendryphantidae. Females of the subtribe generally show paired spots on the abdomen, and the males often have enlarged chelicerae. Females in this subtribe typically have S-shaped epigynal openings.
Taxonomy
As of 2015, Dendryphantina includes the following genera:
- Alcmena <small>C. L. Koch, 1846</small> â South America to Mexico
- Anokopsis <small>Bauab & Soares, 1980</small> â Brazil
- Anicius <small>Chamberlin, 1925</small> â Mexico
- Ashtabula <small>Peckham & Peckham, 1894</small> â Brazil to Panama
- Avitus <small>Peckham & Peckham, 1896</small> â Argentina to Panama, Jamaica
- Bagheera <small>Peckham & Peckham, 1896</small> â Guatemala to Mexico
- Beata <small>Peckham & Peckham, 1895</small> â South America, Madagascar
- Bellota <small>Peckham & Peckham, 1892</small> â Americas, Pakistan
- Bryantella <small>Chickering, 1946</small> â Panama to Argentina
- Cerionesta <small>Simon, 1901</small> â Guyana, St. Vincent
- Chirothecia <small>Taczanowski, 1878</small> â South America
- Dendryphantes <small>C. L. Koch, 1837</small> â Eurasia, Africa, Americas
- Donaldius <small>Chickering, 1946</small> â Panama
- Eris <small>C. L. Koch, 1846</small> â Alaska to Ecuador
- Fritzia <small>O. P.-Cambridge, 1879</small> â Brazil, Argentina
- Gastromicans <small>Mello-Leitão, 1917</small> â South, Central America
- Ghelna <small>Maddison, 1996</small> â North America
- Hentzia <small>Marx, 1883</small> â Americas
- Lurio <small>Simon, 1901</small> â South America
- Mabellina <small>Chickering, 1946</small> â Panama
- Macaroeris <small>Wunderlich, 1992</small> â Eurasia
- Mburuvicha <small>Scioscia, 1993</small> â Argentina
- Messua <small>Peckham & Peckham, 1896</small> â Central America
- Metaphidippus <small>F. O. P-Cambridge, 1901</small> â Americas
- Mirandia <small>Badcock, 1932</small> â Paraguay
- Monaga <small>Chickering, 1946</small> â Panama
- Nagaina <small>Peckham & Peckham, 1896</small> â South America to Mexico
- Naubolus <small>Simon, 1901</small> â South America
- Osericta <small>Simon, 1901</small> â Peru, Brazil
- Paradamoetas <small>Peckham & Peckham, 1885</small> â Canada to Panama
- Paraphidippus <small>F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1901</small> â USA to Panama
- Parnaenus <small>Peckham & Peckham, 1896</small> â Central, South America
- Pelegrina <small>Franganillo, 1930</small> â Canada to Panama
- Phanias <small>F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1901</small> â USA to El Salvador, Galapagos
- Phidippus <small>C. L. Koch, 1846</small> â North America
- Planiemen <small>WesoÃ
Âowska & van Harten, 2007</small> â Yemen
- Poultonella <small>Peckham & Peckham, 1909</small> â USA
- Pseudofluda <small>Mello-Leitão, 1928</small> â Brazil
- Pseudopartona <small>Caporiacco, 1954</small> â French Guiana
- Rhene <small>Thorell, 1869</small> â Asia, Africa, South America
- Rhetenor <small>Simon, 1902</small> â USA, Mexico, Brazil
- Rudra <small>Peckham & Peckham, 1885</small> â South America to Guatemala
- Sassacus <small>Peckham & Peckham, 1895</small> â Americas
- Sebastira <small>Simon, 1901</small> â Venezuela, Panama
- Selimus <small>Peckham & Peckham, 1901</small> â Brazil
- Semora <small>Peckham & Peckham, 1892</small> â South America
- Tacuna <small>Peckham & Peckham, 1901</small> â Brazil, Argentina
- Terralonus <small>Maddison, 1996</small> â USA
- Thammaca <small>Simon, 1902</small> â Peru, Brazil
- Tulpius <small>Peckham & Peckham, 1896</small> â Brazil, Guatemala
- Tutelina <small>Simon, 1901</small> â Canada to Ecuador
- Tuvaphantes <small>Logunov, 1993</small> â Russia
- Uluella <small>Chickering, 1946</small> â Panama
- Xuriella <small>WesoÃ
Âowska & Russell-Smith, 2000</small> â Tanzania, Yemen
- Zeuxippus <small>Thorell, 1891</small> â Asia
- Zygoballus <small>Peckham & Peckham, 1885</small> â Americas
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