Eris (spider)
| Eris | |
|---|---|
| |
| Adult male Eris militaris (Bronze Lake Jumper) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Subfamily: | |
| Genus: | Eris C. L. Koch, 1846
|
| Type species | |
| Attus militaris Hentz, 1845
| |
| Species | |
|
see text | |
| Diversity | |
| 12 species | |
Eris is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). It is not a large spider and, although it is prone to biting, is not poisonous to humans.
Name
The genus name is derived from Eris, the Greek goddess of discord (known as Discordia in Roman mythology).
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 limbata — USA
- 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
Further reading
- Hill, David Edwin (1978): The behavior of Eris marginata (Araneae: Salticidae). Peckhamia 1(4): 63-70. PDF (is now E. militaris)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eris (genus).
- Jumping Spider Eris sp. free photographs
- Pictures of E. aurantia
- Pictures of E. floridana
- Pictures of E. pinea
 | This article related to jumping spiders (Salticidae) is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |