''Euryopis'' 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 ...
of
comb-footed spiders
Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. This diverse, globally distributed family includes over 3,000 spec ...
that was first described by
Anton Menge
Franz Anton Menge (15 February 1808 in Arnsberg – 27 January 1880 in Danzig) was a German entomologist.
Menge was a student of Physics, Chemistry and Natural history, Natural History at the University of Bonn He became professor at the Petris ...
in 1868.
Species
it contains seventy-five species, found all over the world:
*''
E. aeneocincta''
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 ...
, 1877 –
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
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E. albomaculata''
Denis, 1951 –
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 ...
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E. argentea''
Emerton, 1882 – 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 ...
,
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 ...
(Kamchatka)
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E. bifascigera''
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
* ...
, 1913 –
Central Africa
Central Africa (French language, French: ''Afrique centrale''; Spanish language, Spanish: ''África central''; Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''África Central'') is a subregion of the African continent comprising various countries accordin ...
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E. californica''
Banks
A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets.
As banks ...
, 1904 – USA,
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 ...
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E. camis''
Levi
Levi ( ; ) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's third son), and the founder of the Israelites, Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron ...
, 1963 –
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 ...
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E. campestrata''
Simon, 1907 – Egypt
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E. chatchikovi''
Ponomarev, 2005 – Russia (
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 ...
)
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E. clara''
Ponomarev, 2005 – Russia (Europe),
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 ...
,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
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E. cobreensis''
Levi, 1963 –
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ...
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E. coki''
Levi, 1954 – USA
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E. cyclosisa''
Zhu & Song, 1997 –
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 ...
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E. dentigera''
Simon, 1880 –
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 ...
,
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 ...
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E. deplanata''
Schenkel, 1936 – China
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E. duodecimguttata''
Caporiacco, 1950 – Italy
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E. elegans''
Keyserling Keyserling is the surname of several members of the noble House of Keyserlingk:
* Alexander Keyserling (1815–1891), Russian geologist, paleontologist, botanist and zoologist
* Eugen von Keyserling (1833–1889), German arachnologist
* Hermann Gr ...
, 1890 –
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
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E. elenae''
González, 1991 –
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 ...
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E. episinoides''
(Walckenaer
Baron Charles Athanase Walckenaer (25 December 1771 – 28 April 1852) was a French civil servant, writer, man of letters, and scientist. He was a polymath and wrote extensively on geography, natural history, and literature. Major contributio ...
, 1847) – Mediterranean to Turkey, Israel. Introduced to Reunion,
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 ...
, China
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E. estebani''
González, 1991 – Argentina
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E. flavomaculata''
(C. L. Koch, 1836) (
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,
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 (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan, Central Asia, China,
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 ...
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E. formosa''
Banks, 1908 – USA, Canada
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E. funebris''
( Hentz, 1850) – USA, Canada
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E. galeiforma''
Zhu, 1998 – China
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E. gertschi''
Levi, 1951 – USA, Canada
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E. giordanii''
Caporiacco, 1950 – Italy
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E. hebraea''
Levy & Amitai, 1981 –
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 ...
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E. helcra''
Roberts, 1983 –
Seychelles
Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (; Seychellois Creole: ), is an island country and archipelagic state consisting of 155 islands (as per the Constitution) in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, ...
(Aldabra)
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E. iharai''
Yoshida, 1992 – Japan, Ryukyu Is.
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E. jucunda''
Thorell, 1895 –
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 ...
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E. laeta''
( Westring, 1861) – Europe,
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 ...
, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazakhstan, Central Asia
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E. levii''
Heimer, 1987 –
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by po ...
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E. lineatipes''
O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1893 – USA to Colombia
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E. maga''
Simon, 1908 – Australia (
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
)
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E. margaritata''
( L. Koch, 1867) –
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 ...
, Italy,
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
,
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...
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E. megalops''
(Caporiacco, 1934) –
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 ...
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E. mingyaoi''
Yin, 2012 – China
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E. molopica''
Thorell, 1895 – Myanmar
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E. mulaiki''
Levi, 1954 – USA, Mexico
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E. multipunctata''
(Simon, 1895) – Australia (
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India
* Victoria (state), a state of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital
* Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
)
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E. mutoloi''
Caporiacco, 1948 – Greece
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E. nana''
(O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880) –
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 ...
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E. nigra''
Yoshida, 2000 – Japan
*''Euryopis notabilis, E. notabilis''
(Keyserling, 1891) – Brazil
*''Euryopis nubila, E. nubila''
Simon, 1889 – India
*''Euryopis octomaculata, E. octomaculata''
(Paik, 1995) – Korea, Japan
*''Euryopis orsovensis, E. orsovensis''
Władysław Kulczyński, Kulczyński, 1894 – Hungary, Turkey
*''Euryopis pepini, E. pepini''
Levi, 1954 – USA
*''Euryopis perpusilla, E. perpusilla''
Ono, 2011 – Japan
*''Euryopis petricola, E. petricola''
(Hickman, 1951) – Australia (Tasmania)
*''Euryopis pickardi, E. pickardi''
Levi, 1963 – Jamaica, Panama to Peru
*''Euryopis pilosa, E. pilosa''
Miller, 1970 – Angola
*''Euryopis potteri, E. potteri''
Simon, 1901 – Ethiopia
*''Euryopis praemitis, E. praemitis''
Simon, 1909 – Vietnam
*''Euryopis promo, E. promo''
González, 1991 – Argentina
*''Euryopis quinqueguttata, E. quinqueguttata''
Thorell, 1875 – Europe, Egypt, Caucasus, Iran, Turkmenistan
*''Euryopis quinquemaculata, E. quinquemaculata''
Banks, 1900 – USA
*''Euryopis sagittata, E. sagittata''
(O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885) – China (Yarkant County, Yarkand)
*''Euryopis saukea, E. saukea''
Levi, 1951 – North America, Europe, Russia (Europe to Far East), Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan
*''Euryopis scriptipes, E. scriptipes''
Banks, 1908 – USA, Mexico
*''Euryopis sexalbomaculata, E. sexalbomaculata''
(Lucas, 1846) – Mediterranean, Ukraine, Russia (Caucasus), Iran
*''Euryopis sexmaculata, E. sexmaculata''
Hu, 2001 – China
*''Euryopis spinifera, E. spinifera''
(Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão, Mello-Leitão, 1944) – Argentina
*''Euryopis spinigera, E. spinigera''
O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1895 – USA to Colombia
*''Euryopis spiritus, E. spiritus''
Levi, 1954 – USA
*''Euryopis splendens, E. splendens''
(Rainbow, 1916) – Australia (New South Wales)
*''Euryopis splendida, E. splendida''
(Simon, 1889) – New Caledonia
*''Euryopis superba, E. superba''
(Rainbow, 1896) – Australia (New South Wales, Victoria)
*''Euryopis talaveraensis, E. talaveraensis''
González, 1991 – Argentina
*''Euryopis tavara, E. tavara''
Levi, 1954 – USA
*''Euryopis texana, E. texana''
Banks, 1908 – USA, Mexico
*''Euryopis tribulata, E. tribulata''
Simon, 1905 – Argentina
*''Euryopis umbilicata, E. umbilicata''
L. Koch, 1872 – Australia
*''Euryopis varis, E. varis''
Levi, 1963 – USA
*''Euryopis venutissima, E. venutissima''
(Caporiacco, 1934) – Karakorum
*''Euryopis weesei, E. weesei''
Levi, 1963 – USA
Formerly included:
*''E. dentata''
Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936 (Transferred to ''Emertonella'')
*''E. emertoni''
Bryant, 1933 (Transferred to ''Emertonella'')
*''E. euterpe''
Denis, 1954 (Transferred to ''Coscinida'')
*''E. floricola''
Keyserling, 1886 (Transferred to ''Emertonella'')
*''E. georgiana''
Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944 (Transferred to ''Emertonella'')
*''E. inornata''
Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944 (Transferred to ''Dipoena'')
*''E. longiventris''
Simon, 1905 (Transferred to ''Dipoena'')
*''E. lutea''
Keyserling, 1891 (Transferred to ''Phycosoma'')
*''E. maculata''
Keyserling, 1891 (Transferred to ''Dipoena'')
*''E. mustelina''
Simon, 1888 (Transferred to ''Phycosoma'')
*''E. nigripes''
Banks, 1929 (Transferred to ''Emertonella'')
*''E. ornata''
Bryant, 1933 (Transferred to ''Stemmops'')
*''E. orniceps''
Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944 (Transferred to ''Stemmops'')
*''E. pumicata''
Keyserling, 1886 (Transferred to ''Dipoena'')
*''E. pusilla''
Keyserling, 1886 (Transferred to ''Dipoena'')
*''E. taczanowskii''
Keyserling, 1886 (Transferred to ''Emertonella'')
*''E. tuberosa''
Wunderlich, 1987 (Transferred to ''Eurypoena'')
*''E. variabilis''
Keyserling, 1886 (Transferred to ''Dipoena'')
Nomen dubium, Nomina dubia
*''E. brevis''
(O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871
*''E. gracilis''
(Holmberg, 1876
*''E. haematostigma''
(Blackwall, 1864
*''E. inscripta''
(O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872
*''E. limbata''
(Walckenaer, 1841
*''E. modesta''
Schenkel, 1936
See also
* List of Theridiidae species
References
External links
Theridiidae genera
Cosmopolitan spiders
Theridiidae
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