''Euophrys'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

jumping spiders Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. , this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiderscomprising 13% of spider species. Jumping s ...

that was first described by

Carl Ludwig Koch Carl Ludwig Koch (21 September 1778 – 23 August 1857) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was responsible for classifying a great number of spiders, including the Brazilian whiteknee tarantula and common house spider. He was born ...

in 1834. The small black ''E. omnisuperstes'' lives on

Mount Everest Mount Everest (), known locally as Sagarmatha in Nepal and Qomolangma in Tibet, is Earth's highest mountain above sea level. It lies in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas and marks part of the China–Nepal border at it ...

at elevations up to 6,700 meters, possibly making it the most elevated animal in the world. Euophrys kataokai DSC 8526

Species

it contains 108 species and one subspecies, found in Oceania, North America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Central America, South America, and on the

Windward Islands The Windward Islands are the southern, generally larger islands of the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean islands or the West Indies. Located approximately between latitudes 10° and 16° N and longitudes 60° and 62° W, they extend from D ...

: *'' E. acripes'' (

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 ...

, 1871) –

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

(

Corsica Corsica ( , , ; ; ) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the Regions of France, 18 regions of France. It is the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the Metro ...

) *'' E. alabardata'' Caporiacco, 1947 –

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

*'' E. albimana'' Denis, 1937 –

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

*'' E. albopatella'' Petrunkevitch, 1914 –

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 ...

*'' E. altera'' (Simon, 1868) –

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

*'' E. alticola'' Denis, 1955 – France, Spain *'' E. arenaria'' (Urquhart, 1888) –

New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

*'' E. astuta'' (Simon, 1871) –

Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...

*'' E. auricolor'' Dyal, 1935 –

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

*'' E. baliola'' (Simon, 1871) – France (Corsica) *'' E. banksi'' Roewer, 1951 –

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

*'' E. bifida'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 –

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

*'' E. bifoveolata'' Tullgren, 1905 –

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

*'' E. bryophila'' Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1996 –

Fiji Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists of an archipelago of more than 330 islands—of which about ...

*'' E. bulbus'' (Bao & Peng, 2002) *'' E. canariensis'' Denis, 1941 – Canary Is. *'' E. capicola'' Simon, 1901 – South Africa *'' E. catherinae'' Prószyński, 2000 –

Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

*'' E. cochlea'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa *'' E. concolorata'' Roewer, 1951 – Pakistan (

Karakorum Karakorum (Khalkha Mongolian: Хархорум, ''Kharkhorum''; Mongolian script:, ''Qaraqorum'') was the capital city, capital of the Mongol Empire between 1235 and 1260 and of the Northern Yuan, Northern Yuan dynasty in the late 14th and 1 ...

) *'' E. convergentis''

Strand Strand or The Strand may refer to: Topography *The flat area of land bordering a body of water, a: ** Beach ** Shoreline * Strand swamp, a type of swamp habitat in Florida Places Africa * Strand, Western Cape, a seaside town in South Africa * ...

, 1906 – Algeria,

Tunisia Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...

Libya Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...

*'' E. cooki'' Zabka, 1985 –

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

*'' E. crux''

Taczanowski Taczanowski (Polish feminine: Taczanowska; plural: Taczanowscy) is the surname of a Polish szlachta (nobility) family from Poznań bearing the Jastrzębiec coat of arms and the motto: ''Plus penser que dire''. They took their name from their ...

, 1878 –

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

*'' E. declivis'' Karsch, 1879 –

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

*'' E. dhaulagirica'' Zabka, 1980 –

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

*'' E. difficilis'' (Simon, 1868) –

Southern Europe Southern Europe is also known as Mediterranean Europe, as its geography is marked by the Mediterranean Sea. Definitions of southern Europe include some or all of these countries and regions: Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, C ...

*'' E. elizabethae'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa *'' E. evae'' Zabka, 1981 –

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 ...

(

Kashmir Kashmir ( or ) is the Northwestern Indian subcontinent, northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term ''Kashmir'' denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir P ...

) *''

E. everestensis E is the fifth letter of the Latin alphabet. E or e may also refer to: Computing and computation * E (1970s text editor), a text editor developed at the Stanford AI Lab in the 1970s * E (complexity), a set of decision problems solvable by a T ...

'' Wanless, 1975 –

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 ...

(

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ), or Greater Tibet, is a region in the western part of East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are other ethnic groups s ...

) *'' E. falciger'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa *'' E. ferrumequinum'' Taczanowski, 1878 –

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

, Peru *'' E. flavoatra'' (Grube, 1861) –

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

(Urals to Far East) *'' E. frontalis'' (Walckenaer, 1802) (

type Type may refer to: Science and technology Computing * Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc. * Data type, collection of values used for computations. * File type * TYPE (DOS command), a command to display contents of a file. * ...

) –

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region spanning Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, comprising parts of Southern Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. The Caucasus Mountains, i ...

, Russia (

to Far East), Central Asia, India, China,

Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

*'' E. fucata'' (Simon, 1868) – Turkey *'' E. gambosa'' (Simon, 1868) – Mediterranean **'' Euophrys g. mediocris'' Simon, 1937 – Southern Europe *'' E. gracilis'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa,

Lesotho Lesotho, formally the Kingdom of Lesotho and formerly known as Basutoland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Entirely surrounded by South Africa, it is the largest of only three sovereign enclave and exclave, enclaves in the world, t ...

*'' E. granulata'' Denis, 1947 – Egypt *'' E. griswoldi'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 –

Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...

*'' E. heliophaniformis'' Dönitz & Strand, 1906 – Japan *'' E. herbigrada'' (Simon, 1871) – Western, Central, Southern Europe *'' E. innotata'' (Simon, 1868) – Western Mediterranean *'' E. jirica'' Zabka, 1980 – Nepal *'' E. kataokai'' Ikeda, 1996 – Russia (Far East), Korea, China, Japan *'' E. kawkaban'' Wesolowska & van Harten, 2007 –

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 ...

*'' E. kirghizica'' Logunov, 1997 –

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...

*'' E. kororensis'' Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1996 – Caroline Is. *'' E. leipoldti'' Peckham & Peckham, 1903 – South Africa *'' E. leucopalpis'' Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru *'' E. leucostigma'' C. L. Koch, 1846 –

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

*'' E. limpopo'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa *'' E. littoralis'' Soyer, 1959 – France *'' E. longyangensis'' Lei & Peng, 2012 – China *'' E. lunata'' Bertkau, 1880 – Brazil *'' E. luteolineata'' (Simon, 1871) – France (Corsica) *'' E. manicata'' (Simon, 1871) – Morocco *'' E. marmarica'' Caporiacco, 1928 – Libya *'' E. maseruensis'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – Lesotho *'' E. maura'' Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru *'' E. megastyla'' Caporiacco, 1949 –

Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...

*'' E. melanoleuca'' Mello-Leitão, 1944 – Argentina *'' E. menemerella'' Strand, 1909 – South Africa *'' E. meridionalis'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa *'' E. miranda'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa *'' E. monadnock'' Emerton, 1891 – USA,

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

*'' E. namulinensis'' Hu, 2001 – China *'' E. nana'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa *'' E. nanchonensis'' Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru *'' E. nangqianensis'' Hu, 2001 – China *'' E. nepalica'' Zabka, 1980 – Nepal, China *'' E. newtoni'' Peckham & Peckham, 1896 –

Central America Central America is a subregion of North America. Its political boundaries are defined as bordering Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. Central America is usually ...

*'' E. nigripalpis'' Simon, 1937 –

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

, Spain, France (incl. Corsica) *'' E. nigritarsis'' (Simon, 1868) – France *'' E. nigromaculata'' (Lucas, 1846) – Algeria *'' E. omnisuperstes'' Wanless, 1975 – Nepal, India? *'' E. patellaris'' Denis, 1957 – Spain *'' E. pelzelni'' Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru *'' E. peruviana'' Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru *'' E. petrensis'' C. L. Koch, 1837 – Europe to Central Asia *'' E. pexa'' Simon, 1937 – France *'' E. proszynskii'' Logunov, Cutler & Marusik, 1993 – Russia (Central Asia to Far East),

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...

*'' E. pseudogambosa'' Strand, 1915 – Turkey,

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

*'' E. pulchella'' Peckham & Peckham, 1894 – St. Vincent *'' E. purcelli'' Peckham & Peckham, 1903 – South Africa *'' E. quadricolor'' Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru *'' E. quadripunctata'' (Lucas, 1846) – Algeria *'' E. recta'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa *'' E. robusta'' Lei & Peng, 2012 – China *'' E. rubroclypea'' Dyal, 1935 – Pakistan *'' E. rufa'' Dyal, 1935 – Pakistan *'' E. rufibarbis'' (Simon, 1868) – Southern Europe,

North Africa North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region. However, it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of t ...

, Turkey, China *'' E. rufimana'' (Simon, 1875) – France *'' E. sanctimatei'' Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru *'' E. sedula'' (Simon, 1875) – France *'' E. semirufa'' Simon, 1884 –

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...

*'' E. sima''

Chamberlin The Chamberlin is an electro-mechanical keyboard instrument that was a precursor to the Mellotron. It was developed and patented by the American inventor Harry Chamberlin from 1949 to 1956, when the first model was introduced. There are several ...

, 1916 – Peru *'' E. sinapicolor'' Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru *'' E. subtilis'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa *'' E. sulphurea'' ( L. Koch, 1867) – Southern Europe, Turkey, Syria *'' E. tengchongensis'' Lei & Peng, 2012 – China *'' E. terrestris'' (Simon, 1871) – Southern Europe *'' E. testaceozonata'' Caporiacco, 1922 –

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

*'' E. turkmenica'' Logunov, 1997 –

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...

*'' E. uphami'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1903) – South Africa *'' E. uralensis'' Logunov, Cutler & Marusik, 1993 – Russia (Europe) to Central Asia *'' E. valens'' Bösenberg & Lenz, 1895 –

East Africa East Africa, also known as Eastern Africa or the East of Africa, is a region at the eastern edge of the Africa, African continent, distinguished by its unique geographical, historical, and cultural landscape. Defined in varying scopes, the regi ...

*'' E. wanyan'' Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1996 – Caroline Is. *'' E. wenxianensis'' Yang & Tang, 1997 – China *'' E. ysobolii'' Peckham & Peckham, 1896 –

Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...

*'' E. yulungensis'' Zabka, 1980 – China, Nepal

References

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