Rhyphelia

Rhyphelia
R. cymbialis from Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Rhyphelia
Simon, 1902
Synonyms
  • Soesilarishius Makhan, 2007

Rhyphelia is a genus of South American jumping spiders. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902,[1], with most species endemic to Brazil.[2]

Species

As of December 2025, this genus includes 34 species:[2]

  • Rhyphelia albipes (Ruiz, 2011)Brazil
  • Rhyphelia amrishi (Makhan, 2007)Suriname, Brazil
  • Rhyphelia aurifrons (Taczanowski, 1878)Peru, French Guiana
  • Rhyphelia barbado Nobre & Ruiz, 2024 – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia bicrescens (Ruiz, 2013) – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia bilineata Nobre & Ruiz, 2024 – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia brevistylus Nobre & Ruiz, 2024 – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia cearensis (Ruiz, 2013) – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia chaplini (Ruiz, 2013) – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia cotriguacuensis Nobre & Ruiz, 2024 – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia crispiventer (Ruiz, 2011) – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia cymbialis (Ruiz, 2011) – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia dromedarius (Ruiz, 2011) – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia elongatula (Ruiz & Sobrinho, 2016) – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia excentrica (Ruiz, 2013) – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia flagellator (Ruiz, 2013) – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia gallina Nobre & Ruiz, 2024 – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia laticlavus (Ruiz & Sobrinho, 2016) – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia lunata (Ruiz, 2011) – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia macrochelis (Ruiz, 2013) – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia micacea (Zhang & Maddison, 2012)Ecuador
  • Rhyphelia minima (Ruiz, 2011) – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia muiratinga (Ruiz, 2013) – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia novalima Nobre & Ruiz, 2024 – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia okay Nobre & Ruiz, 2024 – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia otti Nobre & Ruiz, 2024 – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia paxiuba (Ruiz, 2013) – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia planaria Nobre & Ruiz, 2024 – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia ruizi (Zhang & Maddison, 2012) – Brazil, French Guiana
  • Rhyphelia spinipes (Ruiz, 2011) – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia tabernarius (Ruiz, 2013) – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia tocantinensis Nobre & Ruiz, 2024 – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia trombetas (Ruiz & Sobrinho, 2016) – Brazil
  • Rhyphelia variegata Simon, 1902 – Brazil (type species)

References

  1. ^ Simon, E. (1902). "Description d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Salticidae (Attidae) (suite)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 46: 363–406.
  2. ^ a b "Gen. Rhyphelia Simon, 1902". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-12-10.