Eris (spider)

Eris is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). It is native to North and South America. As is typical for salticids, they are not defensive. While larger specimens could potentially bite, an envenomation would pose no danger to a human.

This article is about a genus of spiders. For other uses, see Eris.

Eris
Adult male Eris militaris (Bronze Lake Jumper)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Eris
C. L. Koch, 1846
Type species
Attus militaris
Hentz, 1845
Species

See text.

Name

The genus name is derived from Eris, the Greek goddess of discord (known as Discordia in Roman mythology).

Species
E. militaris
  • Eris bulbosa (Karsch, 1880) – Mexico
  • Eris flava (Peckham & Peckham, 1888) – United States to Hispaniola
  • Eris floridana (Banks, 1904) – USA
  • Eris illustris C. L. Koch, 1846 – Puerto Rico
  • Eris limbata – United States
  • 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)


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