Euophrys
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Euophrys is a genus
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) with almost worldwide distribution.

The small black E. omnisuperstes lives on Mount Everest
Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...

 at elevations up to 6,700 meters, possibly making it the most elevated animal in the world.

Species

  • Euophrys acripes (Simon, 1871) — Corsica
  • Euophrys alabardata Caporiacco, 1947 — Ethiopia
  • Euophrys albimana Denis, 1937 — Algeria
  • Euophrys albopalpalis
    Euophrys albopalpalis
    Euophrys albopalpalis is a species of jumping spider found only in central Taiwan. It is a tiny spider with a total length of less than 3 mm. The sparsely hairy carapace is dark brown with black margins and a black w-shaped mark about half way along the back. The legs are dark brown and...

    Bao & Peng, 2002 — Taiwan
  • Euophrys albopatella Petrunkevitch, 1914 — Myanmar
  • Euophrys alticola Denis, 1955 — France, Spain
  • Euophrys ambigua C. L. Koch, 1846 — Suriname
  • Euophrys a-notata Mello-Leitão, 1940 — Argentina
  • Euophrys arenaria (Urquhart, 1888) — New Zealand
  • Euophrys astuta (Simon, 1871) — Morocco
  • Euophrys atrata Song & Chai, 1992 — China
  • Euophrys auricolor Dyal, 1935 — Pakistan
  • Euophrys aurifrons Taczanowski, 1878 — Peru
  • Euophrys baliola (Simon, 1871) — Corsica
  • Euophrys banksi Roewer, 1951 — Mexico
  • Euophrys bifoveolata Tullgren, 1905 — Argentina
  • Euophrys bryophila Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1996 — Fiji
  • Euophrys bulbus
    Euophrys bulbus
    Euophrys bulbus is a species of jumping spider found only in Taiwan. This is a very small spider with a total length of just over 3 mm. The sparsely hairy carapace is dark brown with black margins and a black w-shaped mark about half way along the back. The legs are dark brown with...

    Bao & Peng, 2002 — Taiwan
  • Euophrys canariensis Denis, 1941 — Canary Islands
  • Euophrys capicola Simon, 1901 — South Africa
  • Euophrys catherinae Prószynski, 2000 — Egypt
  • Euophrys chiriatapuensis Tikader, 1977 — India, Andaman Islands
  • Euophrys concolorata Roewer, 1951 — Karakorum
  • Euophrys convergentis Strand, 1906 — Algeria, Tunisia, Libya
  • Euophrys cooki Zabka, 1985 — Vietnam
  • Euophrys crux Taczanowski, 1878 — Peru
  • Euophrys dhaulagirica Zabka, 1980 — Nepal
  • Euophrys difficilis (Simon, 1868) — Southern Europe
  • Euophrys evae Zabka, 1981 — Himalayas
  • Euophrys everestensis Wanless, 1975 — Tibet
  • Euophrys ferrumequinum Taczanowski, 1878 — Ecuador, Peru
  • Euophrys flavoatra (Grube, 1861) — Russia
  • Euophrys frontalis (Walckenaer, 1802) — Palearctic
  • Euophrys fucata (Simon, 1868) — Turkey
  • Euophrys gambosa (Simon, 1868) — Mediterranean
    • Euophrys gambosa mediocris Simon, 1937 — Southern Europe
  • Euophrys granulata Denis, 1947 — Egypt
  • Euophrys herbigrada (Simon, 1871) — Europe
  • Euophrys infausta Peckham & Peckham, 1903 — Southern Africa
  • Euophrys innotata (Simon, 1868) — Western Mediterranean
  • Euophrys jirica Zabka, 1980 — Nepal
  • Euophrys kataokai Ikeda, 1996 — Russia, Korea, China, Japan
  • Euophrys kawkaban Wesolowska & van Harten, 2007 — Yemen
  • Euophrys kirghizica Logunov, 1997 — Kyrgyzstan
  • Euophrys kittenbergeri Caporiacco, 1947 — East Africa
  • Euophrys kororensis Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1996 — Caroline Islands
  • Euophrys laetata Simon, 1904 — Chile
  • Euophrys leipoldti Peckham & Peckham, 1903 — South Africa
  • Euophrys leucopalpis Taczanowski, 1878 — Peru
  • Euophrys leucostigma C. L. Koch, 1846 — Brazil
  • Euophrys littoralis Soyer, 1959 — France
  • Euophrys lunata Bertkau, 1880 — Brazil
  • Euophrys luteolineata (Simon, 1871) — Corsica
  • Euophrys manicata (Simon, 1871) — Morocco
  • Euophrys mapuche Galiano, 1968 — Chile
  • Euophrys marmarica Caporiacco, 1928 — Libya
  • Euophrys maura Taczanowski, 1878 — Peru
  • Euophrys megastyla Caporiacco, 1949 — Kenya
  • Euophrys melanoleuca Mello-Leitão, 1944 — Argentina
  • Euophrys menemerella Strand, 1909 — South Africa
  • Euophrys minuta Prószynski, 1992 — India
  • Euophrys monadnock Emerton, 1891 — USA, Canada
  • Euophrys mottli Kolosváry, 1934 — Slovakia
  • Euophrys namulinensis Hu, 2001 — China
  • Euophrys nanchonensis Taczanowski, 1878 — Peru
  • Euophrys nangqianensis Hu, 2001 — China
  • Euophrys nepalica Zabka, 1980 — Nepal, China
  • Euophrys newtoni Peckham & Peckham, 1896 — Central America
  • Euophrys nigrescens Caporiacco, 1940 — Somalia
  • Euophrys nigripalpis Simon, 1937 — France, Corsica
  • Euophrys nigritarsis (Simon, 1868) — France
  • Euophrys nigromaculata (Lucas, 1846) — Algeria
  • Euophrys omnisuperstes
    Euophrys omnisuperstes
    Euophrys omnisuperstes is a small jumping spider that lives at elevations of up to 6,700 meters on Mount Everest, making it possibly the highest known permanent resident on earth. They are known to lurk in crevices among rocky debris...

    Wanless, 1975 — Nepal
  • Euophrys patagonica Simon, 1905 — Argentina
  • Euophrys patellaris Denis, 1957 — Spain
  • Euophrys pehuenche Galiano, 1968 — Chile
  • Euophrys pelzelni Taczanowski, 1878 — Peru
  • Euophrys peruviana Taczanowski, 1878 — Peru
  • Euophrys pexa Simon, 1937 — France
  • Euophrys poloi Zabka, 1985 — Vietnam
  • Euophrys proszynskii Logunov, Cutler & Marusik, 1993 — Russia, Kazakhstan
  • Euophrys pseudogambosa Strand, 1915 — Israel
  • Euophrys pulchella Peckham & Peckham, 1893 — St. Vincent
  • Euophrys purcelli Peckham & Peckham, 1903 — South Africa
  • Euophrys quadricolor Taczanowski, 1878 — Peru
  • Euophrys quadripunctata (Lucas, 1846) — Algeria
  • Euophrys quadrispinosa Lawrence, 1938 — South Africa
  • Euophrys rapida C. L. Koch, 1846 — Chile
  • Euophrys rosenhaueri L. Koch, 1856 — Spain
  • Euophrys rubroclypea Dyal, 1935 — Pakistan
  • Euophrys rufa Dyal, 1935 — Pakistan
  • Euophrys rufibarbis (Simon, 1868) — Palearctic
  • Euophrys rufimana (Simon, 1875) — France
  • Euophrys rusticana (Nicolet, 1849) — Chile
  • Euophrys saitiformis Simon, 1901 — Chile, Argentina
  • Euophrys sanctimatei Taczanowski, 1878 — Peru
  • Euophrys sedula (Simon, 1875) — France
  • Euophrys semiglabrata (Simon, 1868) — Portugal, Spain, France
  • Euophrys semirufa Simon, 1884 — Syria
  • Euophrys sima Chamberlin, 1916 — Peru
  • Euophrys sinapicolor Taczanowski, 1878 — Peru
  • Euophrys striolata (C. L. Koch, 1846) — Northern, Central Europe
  • Euophrys sulphurea (L. Koch, 1867) — Southern Europe, Syria
  • Euophrys sutrix Holmberg, 1875 — Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina
  • Euophrys talassica Logunov, 1997 — Kyrgyzstan
  • Euophrys tehuelche Galiano, 1968 — Chile
  • Euophrys terrestris
    Euophrys terrestris
    Euophrys terrestris is a species of jumping spider....

    (Simon, 1871) — Europe
  • Euophrys testaceozonata Caporiacco, 1922 — Italy
  • Euophrys turkmenica Logunov, 1997 — Turkmenistan
  • Euophrys uralensis Logunov, Cutler & Marusik, 1993 — Russia, Central Asia
  • Euophrys valens Bösenberg & Lenz, 1895 — East Africa
  • Euophrys vestita Taczanowski, 1878 — Peru
  • Euophrys vetusta C. L. Koch, 1846 — St. Thomas
  • Euophrys wanyan Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1996 — Caroline Islands
  • Euophrys wenxianensis Yang & Tang, 1997 — China
  • Euophrys ysobolii Peckham & Peckham, 1896 — Guatemala
  • Euophrys yulungensis Zabka, 1980 — China, Nepal

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