Heliophanus

''Heliophanus'' is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Most of the almost 170 described species occur in Africa, with many others found in the Palearctic region from Europe to Japan.

Species

, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:

* ''Heliophanus abditus'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Syria
* ''Heliophanus aberdarensis'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Kenya
* ''Heliophanus activus'' ( Blackwall, 1877) – Seychelles
* ''Heliophanus acutissimus'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Algeria
* ''Heliophanus aeneus'' ( Hahn, 1832) – Palearctic
* ''Heliophanus aethiopicus'' Wesołowska, 2003 – Ethiopia
* ''Heliophanus africanus'' Wesołowska, 1986 – South Africa
* '' Heliophanus agricola'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Algeria, Spain
* '' Heliophanus agricoloides'' Wunderlich, 1987 – Canary Islands
* '' Heliophanus alienus'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Cameroon
* '' Heliophanus anymphos'' Wesołowska, 2003 – Kenya
* '' Heliophanus apiatus'' Simon, 1868 – Spain to Italy
* '' Heliophanus auratus'' C. L. Koch, 1835 – Palearctic
* '' Heliophanus aviculus'' Berland & Millot, 1941 – Central, West Africa
* '' Heliophanus baicalensis'' Kulczynski, 1895 – Russia, Mongolia, China
* '' Heliophanus bellus'' Wesołowska, 1986 – South Africa
* '' Heliophanus berlandi'' Lawrence, 1937 – South Africa
* '' Heliophanus bisulcus'' Wesołowska, 1986 – South Africa
* '' Heliophanus bolensis'' Wesołowska, 2003 – Ethiopia
* '' Heliophanus brevis'' Wesołowska, 2003 – Ethiopia
* '' Heliophanus butemboensis'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Congo, Rwanda
* '' Heliophanus camtschadalicus'' Kulczynski, 1885 – Sweden, Russia
* '' Heliophanus canariensis'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Canary Islands
* '' Heliophanus capensis'' Wesołowska, 1986 – South Africa
* '' Heliophanus capicola'' Simon, 1901 – South Africa
* '' Heliophanus cassinicola'' Simon, 1909 – West, Central, East Africa
* '' Heliophanus charlesi'' Wesołowska, 2003 – South Africa
* '' Heliophanus chikangawanus'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Angola, Malawi
* '' Heliophanus chovdensis'' Prószynski, 1982 – Kazakhstan to Mongolia
* '' Heliophanus claviger'' Simon, 1901 – South Africa
* '' Heliophanus comorensis'' Dierkens, 2012 – Comoros, Mayotte
* '' Heliophanus congolensis'' Giltay, 1935 – Congo to São Tomé
* '' Heliophanus conspicuus'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Algeria
* '' Heliophanus creticus'' Giltay, 1932 – Crete
* '' Heliophanus crudeni'' Lessert, 1925 – Tanzania
* ''Heliophanus cupreus'' ( Walckenaer, 1802) – Palearctic
* '' 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'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Angola
* '' Heliophanus demonstrativus'' Wesołowska, 1986 – East, Southern Africa
* '' Heliophanus deserticola'' Simon, 1901 – South Africa
* '' Heliophanus designatus'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1903) – South Africa
* '' Heliophanus difficilis'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Congo
* '' Heliophanus dubius'' C. L. Koch, 1835 – Palearctic
* '' Heliophanus dunini'' Rakov & Logunov, 1997 – Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan
* '' Heliophanus dux'' Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994 – Yemen
* '' 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 excentricus'' Ledoux, 2007 – Comoros, Mayotte, Réunion
* '' Heliophanus falcatus'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Congo, Angola
* '' Heliophanus fascinatus'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Sudan to Botswana
* '' Heliophanus feltoni'' Logunov, 2009 – Turkey
* '' Heliophanus flavipes'' (Hahn, 1832) – Palearctic
* '' Heliophanus forcipifer'' Kulczynski, 1895 – Central Asia
* '' Heliophanus fuerteventurae'' Schmidt & Krause, 1996 – Canary Islands
* '' Heliophanus furvus'' Wesołowska & Haddad, 2014 – Lesotho
* '' Heliophanus giltayi'' Lessert, 1933 – Kenya to Angola
* '' Heliophanus gladiator'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Kenya, Malawi
* '' Heliophanus glaucus'' Bösenberg & Lenz, 1895 – Egypt, Libya
* '' Heliophanus gloriosus'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Angola, Botswana
* '' Heliophanus gramineus'' Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013 – South Africa
* ''Heliophanus hamifer'' Simon, 1886 – Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Seychelles
* '' Heliophanus harpago'' Simon, 1910 – Central, West Africa
* '' Heliophanus hastatus'' Wesołowska, 1986 – South Africa
* ''Heliophanus haymozi'' Logunov, 2015 – Portugal, Spain
* '' Heliophanus heurtaultae'' Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 – Guinea
* '' Heliophanus horrifer'' Wesołowska, 1986 – South Africa
* '' Heliophanus ibericus'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Spain
* '' Heliophanus imerinensis'' Simon, 1901 – Madagascar
* '' Heliophanus imperator'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Kenya, Malawi
* ''Heliophanus improcerus'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Congo
* '' Heliophanus infaustus'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1903) – East Africa, Zimbabwe
* '' Heliophanus innominatus'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Madagascar
* '' Heliophanus insperatus'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Angola, Zimbabwe, South Africa
* '' Heliophanus inversus'' Barrientos & Febrer, 2018 – Spain (Menorca)
* '' Heliophanus iranus'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Iran
* '' Heliophanus jacksoni'' Wesołowska, 2011 – Kenya
* '' Heliophanus japonicus'' Kishida, 1910 – Japan
* ''Heliophanus kankanensis'' Berland & Millot, 1941 – Central, West Africa
* '' Heliophanus kavar'' Logunov, 2023 – Iran
* '' Heliophanus kenyaensis'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Central Africa
* '' Heliophanus kilimanjaroensis'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Tanzania
* '' Heliophanus kittenbergeri'' (Caporiacco, 1947) – Tanzania
* '' Heliophanus kochii'' Simon, 1868 – Palearctic
* '' Heliophanus koktas'' Logunov, 1992 – Kazakhstan
* '' Heliophanus konradthaleri'' Logunov, 2009 – Turkey
* '' Heliophanus kovacsi'' Wesołowska, 2003 – Ethiopia
* '' Heliophanus lawrencei'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Congo, Angola
* '' Heliophanus lesserti'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Central, Southern Africa
* '' Heliophanus leucopes'' Wesołowska, 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'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Syria, Israel
* '' Heliophanus maluti'' Wesołowska & Haddad, 2014 – Lesotho
* ''Heliophanus maralal'' Wesołowska, 2003 – Kenya
* '' Heliophanus marshalli'' Peckham & Peckham, 1903 – South Africa
* '' Heliophanus mauricianus'' Simon, 1901 – Mauritius, Réunion
* '' Heliophanus mediocinctus'' Kulczyński, 1898 – Austria
* '' Heliophanus megae'' Wesołowska, 2003 – Zimbabwe
* '' Heliophanus melinus'' L. Koch, 1867 – Palearctic
* '' Heliophanus menemeriformis'' Strand, 1907 – Tanzania
* ''Heliophanus minimus'' Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022 – Ivory Coast
* '' Heliophanus minor'' Dawidowicz & Wesołowska, 2016 – Kenya
* '' Heliophanus minutissimus'' (Caporiacco, 1941) – Ethiopia
* '' Heliophanus mirabilis'' Wesołowska, 1986 – South Africa
* '' Heliophanus modicus'' Peckham & Peckham, 1903 – South Africa, Madagascar
* '' Heliophanus montanus'' Wesołowska, 2006 – Namibia
* '' Heliophanus mordax'' (O. P.-Cambridge, 1872) – Greece to Central Asia
* ''Heliophanus mucronatus'' Simon, 1901 – Madagascar
* '' Heliophanus nanus'' Wesołowska, 2003 – South Africa
* '' Heliophanus ndumoensis'' Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013 – South Africa
* '' Heliophanus nobilis'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Congo
* '' Heliophanus ochrichelis'' Strand, 1907 – Tanzania
* '' Heliophanus orchesta'' Simon, 1886 – Central, South Africa, Madagascar
* '' Heliophanus papyri'' Wesołowska, 2003 – Ethiopia
* '' Heliophanus parvus'' Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994 – Socotra
* '' Heliophanus patagiatus'' Thorell, 1875 – Palearctic
* '' Heliophanus patellaris'' Simon, 1901 – South Africa
* '' Heliophanus paulus'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Botswana
* '' Heliophanus pauper'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Ethiopia, Zambia, Kenya, Zimbabwe
* ''Heliophanus peckhami'' Simon, 1902 – South Africa
* '' Heliophanus pistaciae'' Wesołowska, 2003 – Zimbabwe, South Africa
* '' Heliophanus portentosus'' Wesołowska, 1986 – South Africa
* '' Heliophanus potanini'' Schenkel, 1963 – Afghanistan, Central Asia, Mongolia, China
* '' Heliophanus pratti'' Peckham & Peckham, 1903 – Namibia, South Africa
* ''Heliophanus proszynskii'' Wesołowska, 2003 – South Africa
* '' Heliophanus pygmaeus'' Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Senegal, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
* '' Heliophanus ramosus'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Algeria, Spain
* '' Heliophanus redimitus'' Simon, 1910 – South Africa
* '' Heliophanus robustus'' Berland & Millot, 1941 – Ivory Coast, Congo
* '' Heliophanus rufithorax'' Simon, 1868 – Southern Europe to Central Asia
* '' Heliophanus rutrosus'' Wesołowska, 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 sinaicus'' Logunov, 2015 – Egypt
* '' Heliophanus sororius'' Wesołowska, 2003 – South Africa
* '' Heliophanus splendidus'' Wesołowska, 2003 – Congo
* '' Heliophanus stylifer'' Simon, 1878 – Morocco, Algeria
* '' Heliophanus tenuitas'' Wesołowska, 2011 – Zimbabwe
* '' Heliophanus termitophagus'' Wesołowska & Haddad, 2002 – South Africa
* '' Heliophanus thaleri'' Wesołowska, 2009 – South Africa
* '' Heliophanus transvaalicus'' Simon, 1901 – South Africa
* '' Heliophanus transversus'' Wesołowska & Haddad, 2014 – Lesotho
* '' Heliophanus trepidus'' Simon, 1910 – Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
* '' Heliophanus tribulosus'' Simon, 1868 – Europe to Kazakhstan
* '' Heliophanus tristis'' Wesołowska, 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'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Congo
* ''Heliophanus validus'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Kenya
* '' Heliophanus variabilis'' (Vinson, 1863) – Reunion
* '' Heliophanus verus'' Wesołowska, 1986 – Iran, Azerbaijan
* ''Heliophanus wesolowskae'' Rakov & Logunov, 1997 – Central Asia
* '' Heliophanus wulingensis'' Peng & Xie, 1996 – China
* '' Heliophanus xanthopes'' Wesołowska, 2003 – Ethiopia
* '' Heliophanus xerxesi'' Logunov, 2009 – Iran

References

External links

Photograph of ''H. aeneus''

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Salticidae
Salticidae genera
Spiders of Africa
Spiders of Asia