Heliophanus

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Heliophanus
Temporal range: Palaeogene–present
File:Heliophanus cupreus.jpg
Heliophanus cupreus, female
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Heliophanus
C. L. Koch, 1833[1]
Type species
Aranea cuprea
Species

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Synonyms
  • Trapezocephalus Berland & Millot, 1941

Heliophanus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Most of the about ninety described species occur in Europe, while reaching into Asia and Africa.[1]

Many former African species in this genus were transferred to other genera such as Helafricanus, Heliocapensis and Trapezocephalus by Wanda Wesolowska in 2024.[2][1]

Distribution

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Heliophanus is an Old World genus. Its range extends throughout Europe, North and southern Africa, and much of Asia. Several species are also endemic to various islands, including the Canary Islands, Madagascar.[1]

Two species have been introduced to the United States, and one to Brazil.[1]

Species

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Heliophanus sp.
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Heliophanus flavipes, female
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Heliophanus sp.
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Heliophanus tribulosus, female
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Heliophanus camtschadalicus, male
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Heliophanus sp.
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Heliophanus sp.

Species

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As of October 2025, this genus includes 91 species:[1]

References

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  2. ^ Wesołowska, W. (2024). Taxonomic notes on the genus Heliophanus C.L. Koch, 1833, with description of three additional genera (Araneae: Salticidae: Chrysillini). Zootaxa 5405(1): 80-92. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5405.1.3
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