Philates is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Species
it contains ten species, found only in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea:
- Philates chelifer <small>(Simon, 1900)</small> â Indonesia (Java, Borneo)
- Philates courti <small>(Zabka, 1999)</small> â New Guinea
- Philates grammicus <small>Simon, 1900</small> (type) â Philippines, Indonesia
- Philates platnicki <small>(Zabka, 1999)</small> â New Guinea
- Philates proszynskii <small>(Zabka, 1999)</small> â New Guinea
- Philates rafalskii <small>(Zabka, 1999)</small> â New Guinea
- Philates szutsi <small>Benjamin, 2004</small> â Borneo
- Philates thaleri <small>Benjamin, 2004</small> â Borneo
- Philates variratae <small>(Zabka, 1999)</small> â New Guinea
- Philates zschokkei <small>Benjamin, 2004</small> â Indonesia
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