''Euryattus'' 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 ...

spider Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...

s in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Like ''

Holcolaetis ''Holcolaetis'' is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Like '' Euryattus'' and '' Thiania bhamoensis'', these spiders build a flat, densely woven egg sac that is not contiguous with the silk of the nest. ''Holcolaetis'' po ...

'' and '' Thiania bhamoensis'', these spiders build a flat, densely woven egg sac that is not contiguous with the silk of the nest. ''Euryattus'' posits the egg sac in rolled up leaves, similar to ''T. bhamoensis'', which is in the same subfamily and stitches two leaves together.Li, D., Yik, S.H. & Seah, W.K. (2002). Rivet-like nest-building and agonistic behaviour of ''Thiania bhamoensis'', an iridescent jumping spider (Araneae: Salticidae) from Singapore. 50(1):143-151
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Etymology

The genus name is a compound of

Ancient Greek Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic peri ...

''eury'' "wide" and the common salticid ending ''-attus''.

Species

, the

World Spider Catalog The World Spider Catalog (WSC) is an online searchable database concerned with spider taxonomy. It aims to list all accepted families, genera and species, as well as provide access to the related taxonomic literature. The WSC began as a series of ...

accepted the following species: * '' Euryattus bleekeri'' (Doleschall, 1859) – Sri Lanka to Queensland * '' Euryattus breviusculus'' (Simon, 1902) – Sri Lanka * ''

Euryattus celebensis ''Euryattus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Like ''Holcolaetis'' and '' Thiania bhamoensis'', these spiders build a flat, densely woven egg sac that is not contiguous with the silk of the nest. ''Euryattus' ...

'' (Merian, 1911) – Sulawesi * '' Euryattus junxiae'' Prószyński & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2010 – Sumbawa * '' Euryattus kinabalus'' Prószyński & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2013 – Borneo * '' Euryattus koomeni'' Prószyński & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2013 – Borneo * '' Euryattus leopoldi'' (Roewer, 1938) – New Guinea, Aru Islands * '' Euryattus myiopotami'' (Thorell, 1881) – New Guinea * '' Euryattus pengi'' Prószyński & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2013 – Borneo * '' Euryattus porcellus'' Thorell, 1881 – New Guinea * '' Euryattus pumilio'' (Keyserling, 1881) – Queensland * '' Euryattus ventralis'' Prószyński & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2013 – New Guinea * '' Euryattus venustus'' (Doleschall, 1859) – Amboina, New Guinea * '' Euryattus wallacei'' (Thorell, 1881) – Queensland

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Photograph of ''E. bleekeri'' (?)
Salticidae Salticidae genera Spiders of Asia Spiders of Australia {{Salticidae-stub