Eris (spider)
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Eris sp.
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Attus militaris Hentz, 1845 |
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Eris is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).
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[edit] Name
The genus name is derived 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] Further reading
- Hill, David Edwin (1978): The behavior of Eris marginata (Araneae: Salticidae). Peckhamia 1(4): 63-70. PDF (is now E. militaris)
[edit] External links
- Jumping Spider Eris sp. free photographs
- Pictures of E. aurantia
- Pictures of E. floridana
- Pictures of E. pinea