Eris (spider)

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Dendryphantinae
Genus: Eris
C. L. Koch, 1846
Species

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Eris is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).

[edit] Etymology

From Eris, the Greek goddess of discord or strife (known as Discordia in Roman mythology).

[edit] Species

  • Eris bulbosa (Karsch, 1880) (Mexico)
  • Eris flava (Peckham & Peckham, 1888) (USA to Hispaniola)
  • Eris floridana (Banks, 1904) (USA)
  • Eris illustris C. L. Koch, 1846 (Puerto Rico)
  • 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)

[edit] External links

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