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Euophrys
Temporal range: Template:Fossil range
Euophrys frontalis (Male)
Scientific classification e
: [[Template:Taxonomy/Euophrys]]
C. L. Koch, 1834[1]
Type species
E. frontalis
(Walckenaer, 1802)
Species

108, see text

Euophrys is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1834.[2] The small black E. omnisuperstes lives on Mount Everest at elevations up to 6,700 meters, possibly making it the most elevated animal in the world.[citation needed]

Euophrys kataokai showing large anterior median eyes typical of Euophrys

Species

As of June 2019 it contains 108 species and one subspecies, found in Oceania, North America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Central America, South America, and on the Windward Islands:[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gen. Euophrys C. L. Koch, 1834". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  2. ↑ Koch, C. L. (1834), "Arachniden", in Herrich-Schäffer, G. A. W. (ed.), Deutschlands Insecten

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