Euophrys
Euophrys is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1834. The small black E. omnisuperstes lives on Mount Everest at elevations up to 6,700 meters, possibly making it the most elevated animal in the world. It lives on insects that have been blown upwards.
Distribution
Spiders in this genus are found in Eurasia, Africa and the Americas.Species
, this genus includes 99 species and one subspecies:Euophrys acripes – Spain, France Euophrys alabardata Caporiacco, 1947 – EthiopiaEuophrys albimana Denis, 1937 – AlgeriaEuophrys altera – SpainEuophrys alticola Denis, 1955 – France, SpainEuophrys arenaria – New ZealandEuophrys arnograbollei Schäfer, 2022 – Canary IslandsEuophrys astuta – MoroccoEuophrys baliola – France Euophrys banksi Roewer, 1951 – MexicoEuophrys bifida Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South AfricaEuophrys bifoveolata Tullgren, 1905 – ArgentinaEuophrys canariensis Denis, 1941 – Canary IslandsEuophrys capicola Simon, 1901 – South AfricaEuophrys catherinae Prószyński, 2000 – EgyptEuophrys cochlea Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South AfricaEuophrys concolorata Roewer, 1951 – Pakistan Euophrys convergentis Strand, 1906 – Algeria, Tunisia, LibyaEuophrys crux Taczanowski, 1878 – PeruEuophrys declivis Karsch, 1879 – Sri LankaEuophrys dhaulagirica Żabka, 1980 – NepalEuophrys difficilis – Southern EuropeEuophrys elizabethae Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South AfricaEuophrys evae Żabka, 1981 – India Euophrys everestensis Wanless, 1975 – ChinaEuophrys falciger Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South AfricaEuophrys ferrumequinum Taczanowski, 1878 – Ecuador, PeruEuophrys flavoatra – Russia Euophrys friedmani Marusik, 2019 – Algeria, IsraelEuophrys frontalis – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Central Asia, China, Korea, Japan Euophrys fucata – TurkeyEuophrys gambosa – Mediterranean- * E. g. mediocris Simon, 1937 – Southern EuropeEuophrys gracilis Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa, LesothoEuophrys granulata Denis, 1947 – EgyptEuophrys griswoldi Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – NamibiaEuophrys heliophaniformis Dönitz & Strand, 1906 – JapanEuophrys herbigrada – Western, Central, Southern EuropeEuophrys innotata – Western MediterraneanEuophrys kataokai Ikeda, 1996 – Russia, Korea, China, JapanEuophrys kawkaban Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – YemenEuophrys kirghizica Logunov, 1997 – KyrgyzstanEuophrys leipoldti G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903 – South AfricaEuophrys leucopalpis Taczanowski, 1878 – PeruEuophrys leucostigma C. L. Koch, 1846 – BrazilEuophrys limpopo Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South AfricaEuophrys lunata Bertkau, 1880 – BrazilEuophrys luteolineata – France Euophrys manicata – MoroccoEuophrys marmarica Caporiacco, 1928 – LibyaEuophrys marusiki Wunderlich, 2023 – PortugalEuophrys maseruensis Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – LesothoEuophrys maura Taczanowski, 1878 – PeruEuophrys megastyla Caporiacco, 1949 – KenyaEuophrys melanoleuca Mello-Leitão, 1944 – ArgentinaEuophrys menemerella Strand, 1909 – South AfricaEuophrys meridionalis Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South AfricaEuophrys miranda Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South AfricaEuophrys monadnock Emerton, 1891 – Canada, United StatesEuophrys namulinensis Hu, 2001 – ChinaEuophrys nana Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South AfricaEuophrys nanchonensis Taczanowski, 1878 – PeruEuophrys nearctica Kaston, 1938 – United StatesEuophrys nepalica Żabka, 1980 – Nepal, ChinaEuophrys newtoni G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1896 – Central AmericaEuophrys nigripalpis Simon, 1937 – Portugal, Spain, France Euophrys nigritarsis – FranceEuophrys nigromaculata – AlgeriaEuophrys omnisuperstes Wanless, 1975 – India, NepalEuophrys parvireceptacula Wunderlich, 2025 – PortugalEuophrys patellaris Denis, 1957 – SpainEuophrys pelzelni Taczanowski, 1878 – PeruEuophrys peruviana Taczanowski, 1878 – PeruEuophrys pexa Simon, 1937 – FranceEuophrys proszynskii Logunov, Cutler & Marusik, 1993 – Russia, KazakhstanEuophrys pseudogambosa Strand, 1915 – Turkey, Israel, IranEuophrys pulchella G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1894 – St. VincentEuophrys purcelli G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903 – South AfricaEuophrys quadricolor Taczanowski, 1878 – PeruEuophrys quadripunctata – AlgeriaEuophrys recta Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South AfricaEuophrys rufibarbis – Southern Europe, Algeria, Turkey, ChinaEuophrys rufimana – FranceEuophrys sanctimatei Taczanowski, 1878 – PeruEuophrys sedula – FranceEuophrys semirufa Simon, 1884 – SyriaEuophrys sima Chamberlin, 1916 – PeruEuophrys sinapicolor Taczanowski, 1878 – PeruEuophrys subtilis Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South AfricaEuophrys sulphurea – Southern Europe, Turkey, Syria, Algeria? Iran?Euophrys taiwanus Chen, Lin & Ueng, 2021 – TaiwanEuophrys terrestris – Southern EuropeEuophrys testaceozonata Caporiacco, 1922 – ItalyEuophrys turkmenica Logunov, 1997 – TurkmenistanEuophrys uphami – South AfricaEuophrys uralensis Logunov, Cutler & Marusik, 1993 – Russia, Euophrys valens Bösenberg & Lenz, 1895 – East AfricaEuophrys wenxianensis Yang & Tang, 1997 – ChinaEuophrys ysobolii G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1896 – GuatemalaEuophrys yulungensis Żabka, 1980 – Nepal, China