Phlegra (spider)
Phlegra is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1876. The name is a reference to a mythical location in both Greek and Roman mythology.
Distribution
Phlegra are found in Eurasia and Africa, with one species occurring only in North America.
Species
, this genus includes 77 species:Phlegra abessinica Strand, 1906 – EthiopiaPhlegra abhinandanvarthamani Prajapati, 2019 – IndiaPhlegra albostriata Simon, 1901 – South Africa, Lesotho, MozambiquePhlegra amitaii Prószyński, 1998 – IsraelPhlegra andreevae Logunov, 1996 – Central AsiaPhlegra arborea Wesołowska & Haddad, 2009 – South AfricaPhlegra atra Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – EthiopiaPhlegra bairstowi Simon, 1886 – South AfricaPhlegra bicognata Azarkina, 2004 – Ukraine, Russia, KazakhstanPhlegra bifurcata Schmidt & Piepho, 1994 – Cape VerdePhlegra blaugrana Azarkina, Pérez-Gómez & Sánchez-García, 2022 – SpainPhlegra bresnieri – Southern Europe, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iran, Yemen, Northern Africa, Ivory Coast, Tanzania, South AfricaPhlegra certa Wesołowska & Haddad, 2009 – Mozambique, South AfricaPhlegra chrysops Simon, 1890 – YemenPhlegra cinereofasciata – Portugal to Central Asia, ChinaPhlegra crumena Próchniewicz & Hęciak, 1994 – KenyaPhlegra dhakuriensis – Pakistan, IndiaPhlegra dimentmani Prószyński, 1998 – IsraelPhlegra dunini Azarkina, 2004 – Turkey, Azerbaijan, IranPhlegra etosha Logunov & Azarkina, 2006 – Namibia, South AfricaPhlegra fasciata – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, India, China, Mongolia, Korea, Japan Phlegra ferberorum Prószyński, 1998 – IsraelPhlegra flavipes Denis, 1947 – EgyptPhlegra fulvastra – Italy, Syria, IsraelPhlegra fulvotrilineata – AlgeriaPhlegra gagnoa Logunov & Azarkina, 2006 – Ivory CoastPhlegra heciakae Wawer & Patoleta, 2025 – Indonesia Phlegra hentzi – Canada, United StatesPhlegra imperiosa G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903 – South AfricaPhlegra insulana Schmidt & Krause, 1998 – Cape VerdePhlegra jacksoni Prószyński, 1998 – IsraelPhlegra karoo Wesołowska, 2006 – Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South AfricaPhlegra kulczynskii Azarkina, 2004 – Russia, Kazakhstan, MongoliaPhlegra langanoensis Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – Ethiopia, ZimbabwePhlegra levis Próchniewicz & Hęciak, 1994 – KenyaPhlegra levyi Prószyński, 1998 – IsraelPhlegra lineata – Canary Islands, Southern Europe, Turkey, Syria, Russia Phlegra logunovi Azarkina, 2004 – Kazakhstan, Central AsiaPhlegra lugubris Berland & Millot, 1941 – Senegal, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, NigeriaPhlegra memorialis – EgyptPhlegra micans Simon, 1901 – China Phlegra nitidiventris – Portugal, Algeria, TunisiaPhlegra nuda Próchniewicz & Hęciak, 1994 – Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, ZimbabwePhlegra obscurimagna Azarkina, 2004 – Kyrgyzstan, KazakhstanPhlegra palestinensis Logunov, 1996 – IsraelPhlegra particeps – Israel to BhutanPhlegra parvula Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – TanzaniaPhlegra pisarskii Żabka, 1985 – China, VietnamPhlegra pori Prószyński, 1998 – EgyptPhlegra prasanna Caleb & Mathai, 2015 – India, ChinaPhlegra procera Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008 – ZimbabwePhlegra profuga Logunov, 1996 – Central Asia Phlegra proszynskii Żabka, 2012 – Australia Phlegra proxima Denis, 1947 – EgyptPhlegra pusilla Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994 – Senegal to Zimbabwe, YemenPhlegra rothi Prószyński, 1998 – IsraelPhlegra samchiensis Prószyński, 1978 – BhutanPhlegra semipullata Simon, 1901 – China Phlegra shulovi Prószyński, 1998 – IsraelPhlegra sierrana – Portugal, SpainPhlegra simplex Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Tanzania, ZimbabwePhlegra sogdiana Charitonov, 1946 – Kazakhstan, Central AsiaPhlegra solitaria Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – EthiopiaPhlegra soudanica Berland & Millot, 1941 – MaliPhlegra stephaniae Prószyński, 1998 – IsraelPhlegra suaverubens Simon, 1886 – SenegalPhlegra swanii Mushtaq, Beg & Waris, 1995 – PakistanPhlegra tenella Wesołowska, 2006 – NamibiaPhlegra tetralineata – Ethiopia, IranPhlegra theseusi Logunov, 2001 – Greece Phlegra thibetana Simon, 1901 – Bhutan, ChinaPhlegra tillyae Prószyński, 1998 – IsraelPhlegra touba Logunov & Azarkina, 2006 – Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, UgandaPhlegra tristis Lessert, 1927 – DR Congo, KenyaPhlegra v-epigynalis Hęciak & Prószyński, 1998 – Israel, SyriaPhlegra varia Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – TanzaniaPhlegra yaelae Prószyński, 1998 – Tunisia, Italy, Israel, Iran