Phlegra (spider)

Phlegra is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1876. The name is a reference to a mythical location in both Greek and Roman mythology.

Distribution

Phlegra are found in Eurasia and Africa, with one species (P. hentzi) occurring only in North America.

Species

, this genus includes 77 species:

• Phlegra abessinica <small>Strand, 1906</small> – Ethiopia
• Phlegra abhinandanvarthamani <small>Prajapati, 2019</small> – India
• Phlegra albostriata <small>Simon, 1901</small> – South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique
• Phlegra amitaii <small>Prószyński, 1998</small> – Israel
• Phlegra andreevae <small>, 1996</small> – Central Asia
• Phlegra arborea <small>Wesołowska & , 2009</small> – South Africa
• Phlegra atra <small>Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008</small> – Ethiopia
• Phlegra bairstowi <small>Simon, 1886</small> – South Africa
• Phlegra bicognata <small>Azarkina, 2004</small> – Ukraine, Russia (Europe), Kazakhstan
• Phlegra bifurcata <small>Schmidt & Piepho, 1994</small> – Cape Verde
• Phlegra blaugrana <small>Azarkina, Pérez-Gómez & Sánchez-García, 2022</small> – Spain
• Phlegra bresnieri <small>(Lucas, 1846)</small> – Southern Europe, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iran, Yemen, Northern Africa, Ivory Coast, Tanzania, South Africa
• Phlegra certa <small>Wesołowska & Haddad, 2009</small> – Mozambique, South Africa
• Phlegra chrysops <small>Simon, 1890</small> – Yemen
• Phlegra cinereofasciata <small>(Simon, 1868)</small> – Portugal to Central Asia, China
• Phlegra crumena <small>Próchniewicz & Hęciak, 1994</small> – Kenya
• Phlegra dhakuriensis <small>(Tikader, 1974)</small> – Pakistan, India
• Phlegra dimentmani <small>Prószyński, 1998</small> – Israel
• Phlegra dunini <small>Azarkina, 2004</small> – Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iran
• Phlegra etosha <small>Logunov & Azarkina, 2006</small> – Namibia, South Africa
• Phlegra fasciata <small>(Hahn, 1826)</small> – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, India, China, Mongolia, Korea, Japan (type species)
• Phlegra ferberorum <small>Prószyński, 1998</small> – Israel
• Phlegra flavipes <small>, 1947</small> – Egypt
• Phlegra fulvastra <small>(Simon, 1868)</small> – Italy (Sicily), Syria, Israel
• Phlegra fulvotrilineata <small>(Lucas, 1846)</small> – Algeria
• Phlegra gagnoa <small>Logunov & Azarkina, 2006</small> – Ivory Coast
• Phlegra heciakae <small>Wawer & Patoleta, 2025</small> – Indonesia (Java)
• Phlegra hentzi <small>(Marx, 1890)</small> – Canada, United States
• Phlegra imperiosa <small>G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903</small> – South Africa
• Phlegra insulana <small>Schmidt & Krause, 1998</small> – Cape Verde
• Phlegra jacksoni <small>Prószyński, 1998</small> – Israel
• Phlegra karoo <small>Wesołowska, 2006</small> – Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa
• Phlegra kulczynskii <small>Azarkina, 2004</small> – Russia (Middle to South Siberia), Kazakhstan, Mongolia
• Phlegra langanoensis <small>Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008</small> – Ethiopia, Zimbabwe
• Phlegra levis <small>Próchniewicz & Hęciak, 1994</small> – Kenya
• Phlegra levyi <small>Prószyński, 1998</small> – Israel
• Phlegra lineata <small>(C. L. Koch, 1846)</small> – Canary Islands, Southern Europe, Turkey, Syria, Russia (Caucasus)
• Phlegra logunovi <small>Azarkina, 2004</small> – Kazakhstan, Central Asia
• Phlegra lugubris <small>Berland & Millot, 1941</small> – Senegal, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria
• Phlegra memorialis <small>(O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876)</small> – Egypt
• Phlegra micans <small>Simon, 1901</small> – China (Hong Kong)
• Phlegra nitidiventris <small>(Lucas, 1846)</small> – Portugal, Algeria, Tunisia
• Phlegra nuda <small>Próchniewicz & Hęciak, 1994</small> – Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
• Phlegra obscurimagna <small>Azarkina, 2004</small> – Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan
• Phlegra palestinensis <small>Logunov, 1996</small> – Israel
• Phlegra particeps <small>(O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872)</small> – Israel to Bhutan
• Phlegra parvula <small>Wesołowska & , 2000</small> – Tanzania
• Phlegra pisarskii <small>Å»abka, 1985</small> – China, Vietnam
• Phlegra pori <small>Prószyński, 1998</small> – Egypt
• Phlegra prasanna <small>Caleb & Mathai, 2015</small> – India, China
• Phlegra procera <small>Wesołowska & , 2008</small> – Zimbabwe
• Phlegra profuga <small>Logunov, 1996</small> – Central Asia (Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan)
• Phlegra proszynskii <small>Å»abka, 2012</small> – Australia (Lord Howe Is.)
• Phlegra proxima <small>Denis, 1947</small> – Egypt
• Phlegra pusilla <small>Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994</small> – Senegal to Zimbabwe, Yemen
• Phlegra rothi <small>Prószyński, 1998</small> – Israel
• Phlegra samchiensis <small>Prószyński, 1978</small> – Bhutan
• Phlegra semipullata <small>Simon, 1901</small> – China (Hong Kong)
• Phlegra shulovi <small>Prószyński, 1998</small> – Israel
• Phlegra sierrana <small>(Simon, 1868)</small> – Portugal, Spain
• Phlegra simplex <small>Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000</small> – Tanzania, Zimbabwe
• Phlegra sogdiana <small>Charitonov, 1946</small> – Kazakhstan, Central Asia
• Phlegra solitaria <small>Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008</small> – Ethiopia
• Phlegra soudanica <small>Berland & Millot, 1941</small> – Mali
• Phlegra stephaniae <small>Prószyński, 1998</small> – Israel
• Phlegra suaverubens <small>Simon, 1886</small> – Senegal
• Phlegra swanii <small>Mushtaq, Beg & Waris, 1995</small> – Pakistan
• Phlegra tenella <small>Wesołowska, 2006</small> – Namibia
• Phlegra tetralineata <small>(Caporiacco, 1939)</small> – Ethiopia, Iran
• Phlegra theseusi <small>Logunov, 2001</small> – Greece (Crete)
• Phlegra thibetana <small>Simon, 1901</small> – Bhutan, China
• Phlegra tillyae <small>Prószyński, 1998</small> – Israel
• Phlegra touba <small>Logunov & Azarkina, 2006</small> – Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Uganda
• Phlegra tristis <small>Lessert, 1927</small> – DR Congo, Kenya
• Phlegra v-epigynalis <small>Hęciak & Prószyński, 1998</small> – Israel, Syria
• Phlegra varia <small>Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000</small> – Tanzania
• Phlegra yaelae <small>Prószyński, 1998</small> – Tunisia, Italy (Sicily), Israel, Iran

References

External links

• Photograph of P. bresnieri
• Photograph of P. fasciata
• Photograph of P. fuscipes