Chinophrys
Chinophrys is a genus of jumping spiders that was erected by J. X. Zhang & Wayne Paul Maddison in 2012.
Distribution
Two of the described species are endemic to Taiwan, with four others are found in mainland China. One species is endemic to South Africa. In 2021, a new species was described from Vietnam.
Description
Chinophrys are medium-sized spiders with a dark carapace. The abdomen shows a mosaic of dark and yellowish spots. Anterior part of abdomen in males covered by a sclerotized scutum. Chelicerae with multiple teeth on promargin and fissident retromargin. Male palp with coiled embolus, bulb with proximal lobe. Epigyne with a median septum.
Species
, this genus includes eight species:Chinophrys liujiapingensis – ChinaChinophrys mengyangensis Cao & Li, 2016 – ChinaChinophrys pengi Zhang & Maddison, 2012 – China Chinophrys pulcra Logunov, 2021 – VietnamChinophrys shennongjia Yu & Zhang, 2022 – ChinaChinophrys taiwanensis – TaiwanChinophrys trifasciata Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South AfricaChinophrys wuae – Taiwan