| Eris | |
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| Adult male Eris militaris (Bronze Lake Jumper) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Dendryphantinae |
| Genus: | Eris C. L. Koch, 1846 |
| Type species | |
| Attus militaris Hentz, 1845 |
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| Species | |
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| Diversity | |
| 12 species | |
Eris is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).
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The genus name is derived from Eris, the Greek goddess of discord (known as Discordia in Roman mythology).