Hyllus (spider)
Hyllus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae. Most species occur in Africa and Madagascar, with many in Australasia and north to India.
Description
Hyllus are medium to large spiders, commonly mistaken for those in the genus Evarcha. They are usually stout, hairy and dully colored, with horns at the top of the median eyes formed by long bristles. They have a rounded carapace, which is larger than the eye field. Spiders in the genus Evarcha are usually smaller and their carapace is thinner.Name
Hyllus was the son of Heracles and Deianira in Greek mythology.Species
, this genus includes 74 species and two subspecies:Hyllus acutus – Comoros, SeychellesHyllus aegyptiacus – EgyptHyllus africanus Lessert, 1927 – Guinea, Ghana, Nigeria, DR Congo, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, MozambiqueHyllus albofasciatus Thorell, 1899 – CameroonHyllus albomarginatus – MadagascarHyllus albooculatus – MadagascarHyllus alboplagiatus Thorell, 1899 – CameroonHyllus angustivulvus Caporiacco, 1940 – EthiopiaHyllus argyrotoxus Simon, 1902 – Ivory Coast, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, EswatiniHyllus atroniveus Caporiacco, 1940 – EthiopiaHyllus aubryi – GabonHyllus bifasciatus Ono, 1993 – MadagascarHyllus bisulcus Haddad, Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 – Tanzania, MozambiqueHyllus bos – IndiaHyllus brevitarsis Simon, 1902 – Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Tanzania, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South AfricaHyllus congoensis Lessert, 1927 – Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, DR Congo, Uganda, MozambiqueHyllus cornutus – Senegal, south-east equatorial AfricaHyllus decellei Wanless & Clark, 1975 – Ivory CoastHyllus decoratus Thorell, 1887 – MyanmarHyllus deyrollei – Gabon, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, MozambiqueHyllus diardi – China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia- * H. d. borneensis – Borneo Hyllus dotatus – Sudan, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Ethiopia, DR Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, YemenHyllus duplicidentatus Caporiacco, 1941 – EthiopiaHyllus flavescens Simon, 1902 – South AfricaHyllus formosus Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 – UgandaHyllus ghanensis Wawer & Wesołowska, 2025 – GhanaHyllus giganteus C. L. Koch, 1846 – Indonesia,
- * H. g. whitei Thorell, 1877 – Indonesia Hyllus grandis – Ivory Coast, Ghana, NigeriaHyllus gulosus – PhilippinesHyllus holochalceus Simon, 1909 – Equatorial Guinea Hyllus interrogationis – MadagascarHyllus jallae Pavesi, 1897 – Zambia, Botswana, ZimbabweHyllus juanensis Strand, 1907 – MadagascarHyllus keratodes – Indonesia Hyllus leucomelas – Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Gabon, DR Congo, UgandaHyllus longiusculus – CameroonHyllus lwoffi Berland & Millot, 1941 – Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, MozambiqueHyllus madagascariensis – MadagascarHyllus minahassae Merian, 1911 – Indonesia Hyllus mniszechi – GabonHyllus multiaculeatus Caporiacco, 1949 – KenyaHyllus nebulosus G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1907 – Malaysia Hyllus nigeriensis – NigeriaHyllus nummularis – Tanzania Hyllus ornatus Haddad, Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 – MozambiqueHyllus peckhamorum Berland & Millot, 1941 – Ivory Coast, GhanaHyllus plexippoides Simon, 1906 – Guinea to Sudan, DR Congo, Kenya, ZambiaHyllus pudicus Thorell, 1895 – India, MyanmarHyllus pulcherrimus G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1907 – Malaysia Hyllus qishuoi Xiong, Liu & Zhang, 2017 – ChinaHyllus ramadanii Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Kenya, TanzaniaHyllus remotus Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011 – NigeriaHyllus robinsoni Hogg, 1919 – Indonesia Hyllus rotundithorax Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – TanzaniaHyllus sansibaricus Roewer, 1951 – Tanzania Hyllus semicupreus – India, Sri Lanka, NepalHyllus senegalensis – SenegalHyllus shanhonghani Lin & Li, 2022 – ChinaHyllus simplex Haddad, Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 – MozambiqueHyllus solus Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022 – Ivory CoastHyllus stigmatias – EthiopiaHyllus suillus Thorell, 1899 – CameroonHyllus taysonensis Hoang, 2025 – VietnamHyllus tetensis Haddad, Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 – MozambiqueHyllus thoracicus – CameroonHyllus tirapensis – IndiaHyllus treleaveni G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1902 – Guinea, Ivory Coast, DR Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South AfricaHyllus tuberculatus Wanless & Clark, 1975 – Guinea, Ivory Coast, UgandaHyllus unicolor Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022 – Guinea, Ivory CoastHyllus viduatus Caporiacco, 1940 – EthiopiaHyllus vietnamensis Hoang, 2025 – VietnamHyllus vinsoni – MadagascarHyllus walckenaeri – Indonesia Hyllus zabkai Hoang, 2025 – Vietnam