Philaeus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. Philaeus maoniuensis was moved to genus Yllenus in 2003.
Species
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:
- Philaeus chrysops <small>(Poda, 1761)</small> (type) â Europe, North Africa to Middle East, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Iran, Central Asia, Afghanistan, China, Mongolia, Korea
- Philaeus corrugatulus <small>Strand, 1917</small> â Algeria
- Philaeus daoxianensis <small>Peng, Gong & Kim, 2000</small> â China
- Philaeus fallax <small>(Lucas, 1846)</small> â Algeria
- Philaeus raribarbis <small>Denis, 1955</small> â Morocco
- Philaeus ruber <small>Peckham & Peckham, 1885</small> â Guatemala
- Philaeus steudeli <small>Strand, 1906</small> â West Africa
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