Philaeus
Philaeus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. Philaeus maoniuensis was moved to genus Yllenus in 2003.Species
it contains seven species with a wide distribution. Most species are from the Mediterranean and West Africa, but single species are known from Guatemala and the Galapagos Islands:
- Philaeus chrysops – Europe, North Africa to Middle East, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia, Iran, Central Asia, Afghanistan, China, Mongolia, Korea
- Philaeus corrugatulus Strand, 1917 – Algeria
- Philaeus daoxianensis Peng, Gong & Kim, 2000 – China
- Philaeus fallax – Algeria
- Philaeus raribarbis Denis, 1955 – Morocco
- Philaeus ruber Peckham & Peckham, 1885 – Guatemala
- Philaeus steudeli Strand, 1906 – West Africa
