''Euophrys'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

jumping spiders Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping spi ...

that was first described by

Carl Ludwig Koch Carl Ludwig Koch (21 September 1778 – 23 August 1857) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was responsible for classifying a great number of spiders, including the Brazilian whiteknee tarantula and common house spider. He was bo ...

in 1834. The small black ''E. omnisuperstes'' lives on

Mount Everest Mount Everest (; Tibetan: ''Chomolungma'' ; ) is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point. Its elevation (snow heig ...

at elevations up to 6,700 meters, possibly making it the most elevated animal in the world. Euophrys kataokai DSC 8526

Species

it contains 108 species and one subspecies, found in Oceania, North America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Central America, South America, and on the

Windward Islands french: Îles du Vent , image_name = , image_caption = ''Political'' Windward Islands. Clockwise: Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada. , image_alt = , locator_map = , location = Caribbean SeaNorth ...

: *'' E. acripes'' ( Simon, 1871) –

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

(

Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...

) *'' E. alabardata'' Caporiacco, 1947 –

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

*'' E. albimana'' Denis, 1937 –

Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ...

*'' E. albopatella'' Petrunkevitch, 1914 –

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

*'' E. altera'' (Simon, 1868) –

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

*'' E. alticola'' Denis, 1955 – France, Spain *'' E. arenaria'' (Urquhart, 1888) –

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

*'' E. astuta'' (Simon, 1871) –

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

*'' E. auricolor'' Dyal, 1935 –

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

*'' E. baliola'' (Simon, 1871) – France (Corsica) *'' E. banksi'' Roewer, 1951 –

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

*'' E. bifida'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 –

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

*'' E. bifoveolata'' Tullgren, 1905 –

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

*'' E. bryophila'' Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1996 –

Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...

*'' E. canariensis'' Denis, 1941 – Canary Is. *'' E. capicola'' Simon, 1901 – South Africa *'' E. catherinae'' Prószyński, 2000 –

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

*'' E. cochlea'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa *'' E. concolorata'' Roewer, 1951 – Pakistan (

Karakorum Karakorum (Khalkha Mongolian: Хархорум, ''Kharkhorum''; Mongolian Script:, ''Qaraqorum''; ) was the capital of the Mongol Empire between 1235 and 1260 and of the Northern Yuan dynasty in the 14–15th centuries. Its ruins lie in the ...

) *'' E. convergentis'' Strand, 1906 – Algeria,

Tunisia ) , image_map = Tunisia location (orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = Location of Tunisia in northern Africa , image_map2 = , capital = Tunis , largest_city = capital , ...

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...

*'' E. cooki'' Zabka, 1985 –

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

*'' E. crux''

Taczanowski Taczanowski (Polish feminine: Taczanowska; plural: Taczanowscy) is the surname of a Polish szlachta (nobility) family from Poznań bearing the Jastrzębiec coat of arms and the motto: ''Plus penser que dire''. They took their name from th ...

, 1878 –

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

*'' E. declivis'' Karsch, 1879 –

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

*'' E. dhaulagirica'' Zabka, 1980 –

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

*'' E. difficilis'' (Simon, 1868) –

Southern Europe Southern Europe is the southern regions of Europe, region of Europe. It is also known as Mediterranean Europe, as its geography is essentially marked by the Mediterranean Sea. Definitions of Southern Europe include some or all of these countrie ...

*'' E. elizabethae'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa *'' E. evae'' Zabka, 1981 –

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

(

Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...

) *'' E. everestensis'' Wanless, 1975 –

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

(

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ...

) *'' E. falciger'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa *'' E. ferrumequinum'' Taczanowski, 1878 –

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

, Peru *'' E. flavoatra'' (Grube, 1861) –

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

(Urals to Far East) *'' E. frontalis'' (Walckenaer, 1802) (

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) –

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have historically ...

, Russia (

to Far East), Central Asia, India, China,

Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

*'' E. fucata'' (Simon, 1868) – Turkey *'' E. gambosa'' (Simon, 1868) – Mediterranean **'' Euophrys g. mediocris'' Simon, 1937 – Southern Europe *'' E. gracilis'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa,

Lesotho Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked country, landlocked as an Enclave and exclave, enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the Thabana Ntlenyana, highest mountains in Sou ...

*'' E. granulata'' Denis, 1947 – Egypt *'' E. griswoldi'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 –

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

*'' E. heliophaniformis'' Dönitz & Strand, 1906 – Japan *'' E. herbigrada'' (Simon, 1871) – Western, Central, Southern Europe *'' E. innotata'' (Simon, 1868) – Western Mediterranean *'' E. jirica'' Zabka, 1980 – Nepal *'' E. kataokai'' Ikeda, 1996 – Russia (Far East), Korea, China, Japan *'' E. kawkaban'' Wesolowska & van Harten, 2007 –

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

*'' E. kirghizica'' Logunov, 1997 –

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...

*'' E. kororensis'' Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1996 – Caroline Is. *'' E. leipoldti'' Peckham & Peckham, 1903 – South Africa *'' E. leucopalpis'' Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru *'' E. leucostigma'' C. L. Koch, 1846 –

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

*'' E. limpopo'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa *'' E. littoralis'' Soyer, 1959 – France *'' E. longyangensis'' Lei & Peng, 2012 – China *'' E. lunata'' Bertkau, 1880 – Brazil *'' E. luteolineata'' (Simon, 1871) – France (Corsica) *'' E. manicata'' (Simon, 1871) – Morocco *'' E. marmarica'' Caporiacco, 1928 – Libya *'' E. maseruensis'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – Lesotho *'' E. maura'' Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru *'' E. megastyla'' Caporiacco, 1949 –

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

*'' E. melanoleuca'' Mello-Leitão, 1944 – Argentina *'' E. menemerella'' Strand, 1909 – South Africa *'' E. meridionalis'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa *'' E. miranda'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa *'' E. monadnock'' Emerton, 1891 – USA,

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

*'' E. namulinensis'' Hu, 2001 – China *'' E. nana'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa *'' E. nanchonensis'' Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru *'' E. nangqianensis'' Hu, 2001 – China *'' E. nepalica'' Zabka, 1980 – Nepal, China *'' E. newtoni'' Peckham & Peckham, 1896 –

Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...

*'' E. nigripalpis'' Simon, 1937 –

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

, Spain, France (incl. Corsica) *'' E. nigritarsis'' (Simon, 1868) – France *'' E. nigromaculata'' (Lucas, 1846) – Algeria *'' E. omnisuperstes'' Wanless, 1975 – Nepal, India? *'' E. patellaris'' Denis, 1957 – Spain *'' E. pelzelni'' Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru *'' E. peruviana'' Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru *'' E. petrensis'' C. L. Koch, 1837 – Europe to Central Asia *'' E. pexa'' Simon, 1937 – France *'' E. proszynskii'' Logunov, Cutler & Marusik, 1993 – Russia (Central Asia to Far East),

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

*'' E. pseudogambosa'' Strand, 1915 – Turkey,

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

*'' E. pulchella'' Peckham & Peckham, 1894 – St. Vincent *'' E. purcelli'' Peckham & Peckham, 1903 – South Africa *'' E. quadricolor'' Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru *'' E. quadripunctata'' (Lucas, 1846) – Algeria *'' E. recta'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa *'' E. robusta'' Lei & Peng, 2012 – China *'' E. rubroclypea'' Dyal, 1935 – Pakistan *'' E. rufa'' Dyal, 1935 – Pakistan *'' E. rufibarbis'' (Simon, 1868) – Southern Europe,

North Africa North Africa, or Northern Africa is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Mauritania in ...

, Turkey, China *'' E. rufimana'' (Simon, 1875) – France *'' E. sanctimatei'' Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru *'' E. sedula'' (Simon, 1875) – France *'' E. semirufa'' Simon, 1884 –

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

*'' E. sima'' Chamberlin, 1916 – Peru *'' E. sinapicolor'' Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru *'' E. subtilis'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa *'' E. sulphurea'' (

L. Koch Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (8 November 1825 – 1 November 1908) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was born in Regensburg, Germany, and died in Nuremberg, Germany. He studied in Nuremberg, initially law, but then turned to medicin ...

, 1867) – Southern Europe, Turkey, Syria *'' E. tengchongensis'' Lei & Peng, 2012 – China *'' E. terrestris'' (Simon, 1871) – Southern Europe *'' E. testaceozonata'' Caporiacco, 1922 –

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

*'' E. turkmenica'' Logunov, 1997 –

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...

*'' E. uphami'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1903) – South Africa *'' E. uralensis'' Logunov, Cutler & Marusik, 1993 – Russia (Europe) to Central Asia *'' E. valens'' Bösenberg & Lenz, 1895 –

East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territories make up Eastern Africa: Due to the historical ...

*'' E. wanyan'' Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1996 – Caroline Is. *'' E. wenxianensis'' Yang & Tang, 1997 – China *'' E. ysobolii'' Peckham & Peckham, 1896 –

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

*'' E. yulungensis'' Zabka, 1980 – China, Nepal

References

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