''Hyllus'' is a

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of the

spider Spiders (order (biology), order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight limbs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude spider silk, silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and ran ...

family

Salticidae Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family (biology), family Salticidae. , this family contained over 600 species description, described genus, genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spide ...

(jumping spiders). Most species occur in

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and

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, with many in

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and north to

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. ''H. insularis'' is found in

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and

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, but it is considered misplaced in this genus,Logunov 2001 and is now ''Evarcha insularis''.

Description

They are medium to large spiders, commonly mistaken by those in the genus '' Evarcha''. They are usually stout, hairy and dully colored. They usually have horns at the top of the median eyes formed by long

bristle A bristle is a stiff hair or feather (natural or artificial), either on an animal, such as a pig, a plant, or on a tool such as a brush or broom. Synthetic types Synthetic materials such as nylon are also used to make bristles in items such as b ...

s. They have a rounded

carapace A carapace is a dorsal (upper) section of the exoskeleton or shell in a number of animal groups, including arthropods, such as crustaceans and arachnids, as well as vertebrates, such as turtles and tortoises. In turtles and tortoises, the unde ...

, which is larger than the eye field. Those in the genus ''Evarcha'' are usually smaller and their carapace is thinner. Jumping spider hunting a grasshopper at Kadavoor

Jumping spider hunting a grasshopper at Kadavoor

Name

Hyllus In Greek mythology, Hyllus (; Ancient Greek: Ὕλλος, ''Hyllos'') or Hyllas (Ὕλλᾱς, ''Hyllas'') was a son of Heracles and Deianira and the husband of Iole. Mythology Heracles, whom Zeus had originally intended to be ruler of Arg ...

was the son of

Heracles Heracles ( ; ), born Alcaeus (, ''Alkaios'') or Alcides (, ''Alkeidēs''), was a Divinity, divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of ZeusApollodorus1.9.16/ref> and Alcmene, and the foster son of Amphitryon.By his adoptive descent through ...

and

Deianira Deianira, Deïanira, or Deianeira ( ; , or , ), also known as Dejanira, is a Calydonian princess in Greek mythology whose name translates as "man-destroyer" or "destroyer of her husband". She was the wife of Heracles and, in late Classical acc ...

in Greek mythology.

Species

, the

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accepted these species: *'' Hyllus acutus'' ( Blackwall, 1877) –

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*'' Hyllus aegyptiacus'' (Denis, 1947) – Egypt *'' Hyllus africanus'' Lessert, 1927 –

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*'' Hyllus albofasciatus'' Thorell, 1899 –

Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...

*'' Hyllus albomarginatus'' (Lenz, 1886) –

*'' Hyllus albooculatus'' (Vinson, 1863) – Madagascar *'' Hyllus alboplagiatus'' Thorell, 1899 – Cameroon *''

Hyllus angustivulvus In Greek mythology, Hyllus (; Ancient Greek: Ὕλλος, ''Hyllos'') or Hyllas (Ὕλλᾱς, ''Hyllas'') was a son of Heracles and Deianira and the husband of Iole. Mythology Heracles, whom Zeus had originally intended to be ruler of Argos ...

'' Caporiacco, 1940 – Ethiopia *''

Hyllus argyrotoxus In Greek mythology, Hyllus (; Ancient Greek: Ὕλλος, ''Hyllos'') or Hyllas (Ὕλλᾱς, ''Hyllas'') was a son of Heracles and Deianira and the husband of Iole. Mythology Heracles, whom Zeus had originally intended to be ruler of Argos ...

Simon Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...

, 1902 –

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Southern Africa Southern Africa is the southernmost region of Africa. No definition is agreed upon, but some groupings include the United Nations geoscheme for Africa, United Nations geoscheme, the intergovernmental Southern African Development Community, and ...

*'' Hyllus atroniveus'' Caporiacco, 1940 – Ethiopia *'' Hyllus aubryi'' (

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, 1858) –

Gabon Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and ...

*'' Hyllus bifasciatus'' Ono, 1993 – Madagascar *'' Hyllus bos'' (

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, 1833) – India *'' Hyllus brevitarsis'' Simon, 1902 – Africa *''

Hyllus congoensis In Greek mythology, Hyllus (; Ancient Greek: Ὕλλος, ''Hyllos'') or Hyllas (Ὕλλᾱς, ''Hyllas'') was a son of Heracles and Deianira and the husband of Iole. Mythology Heracles, whom Zeus had originally intended to be ruler of Argos ...

'' Lessert, 1927 –

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...

, Congo *'' Hyllus cornutus'' (Blackwall, 1866) – Africa *'' Hyllus decellei'' Wanless & Clark, 1975 – Ivory Coast *'' Hyllus decoratus'' Thorell, 1887 –

Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

*'' Hyllus deyrollei'' (Lucas, 1858) – Gabon, Ivory Coast *'' Hyllus diardi'' (

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, 1837) – India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos,

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

to Indonesia (

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) *'' Hyllus dotatus'' ( Peckham & Peckham, 1903) –

Sudan Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopi ...

to Southern Africa,

Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part ...

*'' Hyllus duplicidentatus'' Caporiacco, 1941 – Ethiopia *'' Hyllus flavescens'' Simon, 1902 – South Africa *'' Hyllus giganteus'' C. L. Koch, 1846 –

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*''

Hyllus gulosus In Greek mythology, Hyllus (; Ancient Greek: Ὕλλος, ''Hyllos'') or Hyllas (Ὕλλᾱς, ''Hyllas'') was a son of Heracles and Deianira and the husband of Iole. Mythology Heracles, whom Zeus had originally intended to be ruler of Argos ...

'' (Simon, 1877) –

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*'' Hyllus holochalceus'' Simon, 1910 –

Bioko Bioko (; ; ; historically known as Fernando Pó, ) is an island of Equatorial Guinea. It is located south of the coast of Cameroon, and northwest of the northernmost part of mainland Equatorial Guinea. Malabo, on the north coast of the is ...

*'' Hyllus ignotus'' Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022 – Ivory Coast *'' Hyllus interrogationis'' (Strand, 1907) – Madagascar *'' Hyllus jallae'' Pavesi, 1897 – Africa *'' Hyllus juanensis'' Strand, 1907 –

Mozambique Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr ...

*'' Hyllus keratodes'' (Hasselt, 1882) – Sumatra *''

Hyllus leucomelas In Greek mythology, Hyllus (; Ancient Greek: Ὕλλος, ''Hyllos'') or Hyllas (Ὕλλᾱς, ''Hyllas'') was a son of Heracles and Deianira and the husband of Iole. Mythology Heracles, whom Zeus had originally intended to be ruler of Argos ...

'' (Lucas, 1858) – West, Central Africa *'' Hyllus longiusculus'' (Thorell, 1899) – Cameroon *'' Hyllus lugubris'' (Vinson, 1863) – Madagascar *'' Hyllus lwoffi'' Berland & Millot, 1941 – Guinea, Ivory Coast *'' Hyllus madagascariensis'' (Vinson, 1863) – Madagascar *'' Hyllus manu'' John T. D. Caleb, Christudhas A., Laltanpuii, K. & Chitra, M, 2014 –

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*'' Hyllus maskaranus'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines *'' Hyllus minahassae'' Merian, 1911 – Sulawesi *'' Hyllus mniszechi'' (Lucas, 1858) – Gabon *'' Hyllus multiaculeatus'' Caporiacco, 1949 – Kenya *''

Hyllus nebulosus In Greek mythology, Hyllus (; Ancient Greek: Ὕλλος, ''Hyllos'') or Hyllas (Ὕλλᾱς, ''Hyllas'') was a son of Heracles and Deianira and the husband of Iole. Mythology Heracles, whom Zeus had originally intended to be ruler of Argo ...

'' Peckham & Peckham, 1907 – Borneo *'' Hyllus nigeriensis'' (Wesołowska & Edwards, 2012) – Nigeria *'' Hyllus nummularis'' ( Gerstäcker, 1873) –

Zanzibar Zanzibar is a Tanzanian archipelago off the coast of East Africa. It is located in the Indian Ocean, and consists of many small Island, islands and two large ones: Unguja (the main island, referred to informally as Zanzibar) and Pemba Island. ...

*'' Hyllus peckhamorum'' Berland & Millot, 1941 – Ivory Coast *'' Hyllus plexippoides'' Simon, 1906 – Ivory Coast to

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*'' Hyllus pudicus'' Thorell, 1895 – India, Myanmar *'' Hyllus pulcherrimus'' Peckham & Peckham, 1907 – Borneo *'' Hyllus qishuoi'' Xiong, Liu & Zhang, 2017 – China *'' Hyllus ramadanii'' ( Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000) – Tanzania *''

Hyllus remotus ''Hyllus remotus'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Hyllus'' that is endemic to Nigeria. It lives near rivers. The female of the species was first described in 2011 by Wanda Wesołowska and Anthony Russell-Smith. The male has not be ...

'' Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2011 – Nigeria *'' Hyllus robinsoni'' Hogg, 1919 – Sumatra *'' Hyllus rotundithorax'' Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Tanzania *''

Hyllus sansibaricus In Greek mythology, Hyllus (; Ancient Greek: Ὕλλος, ''Hyllos'') or Hyllas (Ὕλλᾱς, ''Hyllas'') was a son of Heracles and Deianira and the husband of Iole. Mythology Heracles, whom Zeus had originally intended to be ruler of Argos ...

'' Roewer, 1951 – Zanzibar *'' Hyllus semicupreus'' (Simon, 1885) – India, Sri Lanka *'' Hyllus senegalensis'' (C. L. Koch, 1846) – Senegal *'' Hyllus shanhonghani'' Lin & Li, 2022 – China *'' Hyllus solus'' Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022 – Ivory Coast *'' Hyllus stigmatias'' ( L. Koch, 1875) – Ethiopia *'' Hyllus suillus'' Thorell, 1899 – Cameroon *'' Hyllus thoracicus'' (Thorell, 1899) – Cameroon *''

Hyllus treleaveni In Greek mythology, Hyllus (; Ancient Greek: Ὕλλος, ''Hyllos'') or Hyllas (Ὕλλᾱς, ''Hyllas'') was a son of Heracles and Deianira and the husband of Iole. Mythology Heracles, whom Zeus had originally intended to be ruler of Argo ...

'' Peckham & Peckham, 1902 – Central, East, Southern Africa *'' Hyllus tuberculatus'' Wanless & Clark, 1975 – Ivory Coast *'' Hyllus unicolor'' Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022 – Ivory Coast *'' Hyllus viduatus'' Caporiacco, 1940 – Ethiopia *'' Hyllus vinsoni'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1885) – Madagascar *'' Hyllus walckenaeri'' (White, 1846) – Borneo, Sulawesi

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Pictures of ''Hyllus diardi''

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