Heliophanus

Heliophanus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Most of the almost 150 described species occur in Africa, with many others found in the Palearctic region from Europe to Japan.

Species

• Heliophanus abditus Wesolowska, 1986 — Syria
• Heliophanus aberdarensis Wesolowska, 1986 — Kenya
• Heliophanus activus (Blackwall, 1877) — Seychelles
• Heliophanus acutissimus Wesolowska, 1986 — Algeria
• Heliophanus aeneus (Hahn, 1832) — Palearctic
• Heliophanus aethiopicus Wesolowska, 2003 — Ethiopia
• Heliophanus africanus Wesolowska, 1986 — South Africa
• Heliophanus agricola Wesolowska, 1986 — Algeria, Spain
• Heliophanus agricoloides Wunderlich, 1987 — Canary Islands
• Heliophanus alienus Wesolowska, 1986 — Cameroon
• Heliophanus anymphos Wesolowska, 2003 — Kenya
• Heliophanus apiatus Simon, 1868 — Spain to Italy
• Heliophanus auratus C. L. Koch, 1835 — Palearctic
  • Heliophanus auratus mediocinctus Kulczynski, 1898 — Austria
• Heliophanus aviculus Berland & Millot, 1941 — Central, West Africa
• Heliophanus baicalensis Kulczynski, 1895 — Russia, Mongolia, China
• Heliophanus bellus Wesolowska, 1986 — South Africa
• Heliophanus berlandi Lawrence, 1937 — South Africa
• Heliophanus bisulcus Wesolowska, 1986 — South Africa
• Heliophanus bolensis Wesolowska, 2003 — Ethiopia
• Heliophanus brevis Wesolowska, 2003 — Ethiopia
• Heliophanus butemboensis Wesolowska, 1986 — Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda
• Heliophanus camtschadalicus Kulczynski, 1885 — Sweden, Russia
• Heliophanus canariensis Wesolowska, 1986 — Canary Islands
• Heliophanus capensis Wesolowska, 1986 — South Africa
• Heliophanus capicola Simon, 1901 — South Africa
• Heliophanus cassinicola Simon, 1909 — West, Central, East Africa
• Heliophanus charlesi Wesolowska, 2003 — South Africa
• Heliophanus chikangawanus Wesolowska, 1986 — Angola, Malawi
• Heliophanus chovdensis Prószynski, 1982 — Kazakhstan to Mongolia
• Heliophanus clarus Peckham & Peckham, 1903 — Zimbabwe
• Heliophanus claviger Simon, 1901 — South Africa
• Heliophanus congolensis Giltay, 1935 — Democratic Republic of Congo to São Tomé
• Heliophanus conspicuus Wesolowska, 1986 — Algeria
• Heliophanus creticus Giltay, 1932 — Crete
• Heliophanus crudeni Lessert, 1925 — Tanzania
• Heliophanus cupreus (Walckenaer, 1802) — Palearctic
  • Heliophanus cupreus cuprescens (Simon, 1868) — Spain
  • Heliophanus cupreus globifer (Simon, 1868) — Italy
• Heliophanus curvidens (O. P-Cambridge, 1872) — Israel to China
• Heliophanus cuspidatus Xiao, 2000 — China
• Heliophanus dampfi Schenkel, 1923 — Europe, Russia
• Heliophanus deamatus Peckham & Peckham, 1903 — Central, Southern Africa
• Heliophanus debilis Simon, 1901 — Central, East, Southern Africa
• Heliophanus decempunctatus (Caporiacco, 1941) — Ethiopia
• Heliophanus decoratus L. Koch, 1875 — North Africa, Israel
• Heliophanus deformis Wesolowska, 1986 — Angola
• Heliophanus demonstrativus Wesolowska, 1986 — East, Southern Africa
• Heliophanus deserticola Simon, 1901 — South Africa
• Heliophanus difficilis Wesolowska, 1986 — Democratic Republic of Congo
• Heliophanus dubius C. L. Koch, 1835 — Palearctic
• Heliophanus dunini Rakov & Logunov, 1997 — Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan
• Heliophanus dux Wesolowska & van Harten, 1994 — Yemen
• Heliophanus eccentricus Ledoux, 2007 — Réunion
• Heliophanus edentulus Simon, 1871 — Mediterranean
• Heliophanus encifer Simon, 1871 — Mediterranean
• Heliophanus equester L. Koch, 1867 — Italy to Azerbaijan
• Heliophanus erythropleurus Kulczynski, 1901 — Ethiopia
• Heliophanus eucharis Simon, 1887 — Ivory Coast
• Heliophanus falcatus Wesolowska, 1986 — Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
• Heliophanus fascinatus Wesolowska, 1986 — Sudan to Botswana
• Heliophanus flavipes (Hahn, 1832) — Palearctic
• Heliophanus forcipifer Kulczynski, 1895 — Central Asia
• Heliophanus fuerteventurae Schmidt & Krause, 1996 — Canary Islands
• Heliophanus giltayi Lessert, 1933 — Kenya to Angola
• Heliophanus gladiator Wesolowska, 1986 — Kenya, Malawi
• Heliophanus glaucus Bösenberg & Lenz, 1895 — Egypt, Libya
• Heliophanus gloriosus Wesolowska, 1986 — Angola, Botswana
• Heliophanus hamifer Simon, 1886 — Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Seychelles
• Heliophanus harpago Simon, 1910 — Central, West Africa
• Heliophanus hastatus Wesolowska, 1986 — South Africa
• Heliophanus heurtaultae Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002 — Guinea
• Heliophanus horrifer Wesolowska, 1986 — South Africa
• Heliophanus ibericus Wesolowska, 1986 — Spain
• Heliophanus imerinensis Simon, 1901 — Madagascar
• Heliophanus imperator Wesolowska, 1986 — Kenya, Malawi
• Heliophanus improcerus Wesolowska, 1986 — Democratic Republic of Congo
• Heliophanus innominatus Wesolowska, 1986 — Madagascar
• Heliophanus insperatus Wesolowska, 1986 — Angola, Zimbabwe, South Africa
• Heliophanus iranus Wesolowska, 1986 — Iran
• Heliophanus japonicus Kishida, 1910 — Japan
• Heliophanus kankanensis Berland & Millot, 1941 — Central, West Africa
• Heliophanus kenyaensis Wesolowska, 1986 — Central Africa
• Heliophanus kilimanjaroensis Wesolowska, 1986 — Tanzania
• Heliophanus kochii Simon, 1868 — Palearctic
• Heliophanus koktas Logunov, 1992 — Kazakhstan
• Heliophanus kovacsi Wesolowska, 2003 — Ethiopia
• Heliophanus lawrencei Wesolowska, 1986 — Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
• Heliophanus lesserti Wesolowska, 1986 — Central, Southern Africa
• Heliophanus leucopes Wesolowska, 2003 — Ethiopia
• Heliophanus lineiventris Simon, 1868 — Palearctic
• Heliophanus macentensis Berland & Millot, 1941 — Ivory Coast to Kenya
• Heliophanus machaerodus Simon, 1909 — North Africa
• Heliophanus maculatus Karsch, 1878 — New South Wales
• Heliophanus malus Wesolowska, 1986 — Syria, Israel
• Heliophanus maralal Wesolowska, 2003 — Kenya
• Heliophanus marshalli Peckham & Peckham, 1903 — South Africa
• Heliophanus mauricianus Simon, 1901 — Mauritius, Réunion
• Heliophanus megae Wesolowska, 2003 — Zimbabwe
• Heliophanus melinus L. Koch, 1867 — Palearctic
• Heliophanus menemeriformis Strand, 1907 — Tanzania
• Heliophanus minutissimus (Caporiacco, 1941) — Ethiopia
• Heliophanus mirabilis Wesolowska, 1986 — South Africa
• Heliophanus modicus Peckham & Peckham, 1903 — South Africa, Madagascar
• Heliophanus montanus Wesolowska, 2006 — Namibia
• Heliophanus mordax (O. P.-Cambridge, 1872) — Greece to Central Asia
• Heliophanus mucronatus Simon, 1901 — Madagascar
• Heliophanus nanus Wesolowska, 2003 — South Africa
• Heliophanus nobilis Wesolowska, 1986 — Democratic Republic of Congo
• Heliophanus ochrichelis Strand, 1907 — Tanzania
• Heliophanus orchesta Simon, 1886 — Central, South Africa, Madagascar
• Heliophanus orchestioides Lessert, 1925 — East Africa
• Heliophanus papyri Wesolowska, 2003 — Ethiopia
• Heliophanus parvus Wesolowska & van Harten, 1994 — Socotra
• Heliophanus patagiatus Thorell, 1875 — Palearctic
  • Heliophanus patagiatus albolineatus Kulczynski, 1901 — Russia
• Heliophanus patellaris Simon, 1901 — South Africa
• Heliophanus paulus Wesolowska, 1986 — Botswana
• Heliophanus pauper Wesolowska, 1986 — Ethiopia, Zambia, Kenya, Zimbabwe
• Heliophanus peckhami Simon, 1902 — South Africa
• Heliophanus pistaciae Wesolowska, 2003 — Zimbabwe, South Africa
• Heliophanus portentosus Wesolowska, 1986 — South Africa
• Heliophanus potanini Schenkel, 1963 — Afghanistan, Central Asia, Mongolia, China
• Heliophanus pratti Peckham & Peckham, 1903 — Namibia, South Africa
• Heliophanus proszynskii Wesolowska, 2003 — South Africa
• Heliophanus pygmaeus Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 — Senegal, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
• Heliophanus ramosus Wesolowska, 1986 — Algeria, Spain
• Heliophanus redimitus Simon, 1910 — South Africa
• Heliophanus robustus Berland & Millot, 1941 — Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of Congo
• Heliophanus rufithorax Simon, 1868 — Southern Europe to Central Asia
• Heliophanus rutrosus Wesolowska, 2003 — Ethiopia
• Heliophanus saudis Prószynski, 1989 — Saudi Arabia, Yemen
• Heliophanus semirasus Lawrence, 1928 — Namibia
• Heliophanus similior Ledoux, 2007 — Réunion
• Heliophanus simplex Simon, 1868 — Palearctic
• Heliophanus sororius Wesolowska, 2003 — South Africa
• Heliophanus splendidus Wesolowska, 2003 — Republic of Congo
• Heliophanus stylifer Simon, 1878 — Morocco, Algeria
• Heliophanus termitophagus Wesolowska & Haddad, 2002 — South Africa
• Heliophanus transvaalicus Simon, 1901 — South Africa
• Heliophanus trepidus Simon, 1910 — Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
• Heliophanus tribulosus Simon, 1868 — Europe to Kazakhstan
• Heliophanus tristis Wesolowska, 2003 — Ethiopia
• Heliophanus turanicus Charitonov, 1969 — Central Asia
• Heliophanus undecimmaculatus Caporiacco, 1941 — East Africa
• Heliophanus ussuricus Kulczynski, 1895 — Russia, Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan
• Heliophanus uvirensis Wesolowska, 1986 — Democratic Republic of Congo
• Heliophanus validus Wesolowska, 1986 — Kenya
• Heliophanus verus Wesolowska, 1986 — Iran, Azerbaijan
• Heliophanus villosus Wesolowska, 1986 — South Africa
• Heliophanus wesolowskae Rakov & Logunov, 1997 — Central Asia
• Heliophanus wulingensis Peng & Xie, 1996 — China
• Heliophanus xanthopes Wesolowska, 2003 — Ethiopia

References

• Platnick, Norman I. (2009): The world spider catalog, version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History.

External links

• Photograph of H. aeneus
• Photograph of H. flavipes
• Photograph of H. kochii
• Photograph of H. tribulosus
• Photograph of H. cupreus
• Photograph of H. patagiatus
• Photograph of H. parvus
• Photograph of H. lineiventris
• Photograph of H. dux