Eris is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). It is native to North and South America. As is typical for salticids, they are not defensive. While larger specimens could potentially bite, an envenomation would pose no danger to a human.
Name The genus name is derived from Eris, the Greek goddess of discord (known as Discordia in Roman mythology).
Species
Eris bulbosa (Karsch, 1880) – Mexico Eris flava (Peckham & Peckham, 1888) – United States to Hispaniola Eris floridana (Banks, 1904) – USA Eris illustris C. L. Koch, 1846 – Puerto Rico Eris limbata – United States Eris militaris (Hentz, 1845) – USA, Canada, Alaska Eris perpasta (Chickering, 1946) – Panama Eris perpolita (Chickering, 1946) – Panama Eris riedeli (Schmidt, 1971) – Ecuador or Colombia Eris rufa (C. L. Koch, 1846) – USA Eris tricolor (C. L. Koch, 1846) – Mexico Eris trimaculata (Banks, 1898) – Mexico Eris valida (Chickering, 1946) – Panama
Further reading (1978): The behavior of Eris marginata (Araneae: Salticidae). Peckhamia 1(4): 63-70. PDF (is now E. militaris)
External links
Jumping Spider Eris sp. free photographs Pictures of E. floridana Pictures of E. pinea (now E. rufa)