Coryphasia
Encyclopedia
Coryphasia is a genus
of the spider
family Salticidae (jumping spider
s). All described species occur only in Brazil
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of the spider
Spider
Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
family Salticidae (jumping spider
Jumping spider
The jumping spider family contains more than 500 described genera and about 5,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders with about 13% of all species. Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among invertebrates and use it in courtship, hunting and navigation...
s). All described species occur only in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
Species
- Coryphasia albibarbis Simon, 1902
- Coryphasia artemioi Bauab, 1986
- Coryphasia cardoso Santos & Romero, 2007
- Coryphasia castaneipedis Mello-Leitão, 1947
- Coryphasia fasciiventris (Simon, 1902)
- Coryphasia furcata Simon, 1902
- Coryphasia melloleitaoi Soares & Camargo, 1948
- Coryphasia monteverde Santos & Romero, 2007
- Coryphasia nigriventris Mello-Leitão, 1947
- Coryphasia nuptialis Bauab, 1986