Saphrys Explained

Saphrys is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae. It was first described in 2015 by Zhang & Maddison., it contains 9 species.^[1]

Species

As of July 2017, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following species in the genus Saphrys:

• Saphrys a-notata (Mello-Leitão, 1940) – Argentina, Chile
• Saphrys flordellago (Richardson, 2010) – Brazil, Chile
• Saphrys laetata (Simon, 1904) – Chile
• Saphrys mapuche (Galiano, 1968) – Chile
• Saphrys patagonica (Simon, 1905) – Chile, Argentina
• Saphrys rapida (C. L. Koch, 1846) – Chile
• Saphrys rusticana (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile
• Saphrys saitiformis (Simon, 1901) – Chile, Argentina
• Saphrys tehuelche (Galiano, 1968) – Chile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gen. Saphrys Zhang & Maddison, 2015. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 30 July 2017.