Eris (spider)

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Eris
Eris sp.
Eris sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Dendryphantinae
Tribe: Dendryphantini
Genus: Eris
C. L. Koch, 1846
Diversity
12 species
Type species
Attus militaris
Hentz, 1845
Species

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Eris is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).

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[edit] Name

The genus name is derived from Eris, the Greek goddess of discord or strife (known as Discordia in Roman mythology).

[edit] Species

  • Eris bulbosa (Karsch, 1880) — Mexico
  • Eris flava (Peckham & Peckham, 1888) — USA to Hispaniola
  • Eris floridana (Banks, 1904) — USA
  • Eris illustris C. L. Koch, 1846 — Puerto Rico
  • Eris militaris (Hentz, 1845) — USA, Canada, Alaska
  • Eris perpacta (Chickering, 1946) — Panama
  • Eris perpolita (Chickering, 1946) — Panama
  • Eris riedeli (Schmidt, 1971) — Ecuador or Colombia
  • Eris rufa (C. L. Koch, 1846) — USA
  • Eris tricolor (C. L. Koch, 1846) — Mexico
  • Eris trimaculata (Banks, 1898) — Mexico
  • Eris valida (Chickering, 1946) — Panama

[edit] Further reading

  • Hill, David Edwin (1978): The behavior of Eris marginata (Araneae: Salticidae). Peckhamia 1(4): 63-70. PDF (is now E. militaris)

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