Euophrys is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1834. The small black E. omnisuperstes lives on Mount Everest at elevations up to 6,700 meters, possibly making it the most elevated animal in the world. It lives on insects that have been blown upwards.

Distribution Spiders in this genus are found in Eurasia, Africa and the Americas.

Description

Species

, this genus includes 99 species and one subspecies:

Euophrys acripes (Simon, 1871) – Spain, France (Corsica) Euophrys alabardata Caporiacco, 1947 – Ethiopia Euophrys albimana Denis, 1937 – Algeria Euophrys altera (Simon, 1868) – Spain Euophrys alticola Denis, 1955 – France, Spain Euophrys arenaria (Urquhart, 1888) – New Zealand Euophrys arnograbollei Schäfer, 2022 – Canary Islands Euophrys astuta (Simon, 1871) – Morocco Euophrys baliola (Simon, 1871) – France (Corsica) Euophrys banksi Roewer, 1951 – Mexico Euophrys bifida Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa Euophrys bifoveolata Tullgren, 1905 – Argentina Euophrys canariensis Denis, 1941 – Canary Islands Euophrys capicola Simon, 1901 – South Africa Euophrys catherinae Prószyński, 2000 – Egypt Euophrys cochlea Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa Euophrys concolorata Roewer, 1951 – Pakistan (Karakorum) Euophrys convergentis Strand, 1906 – Algeria, Tunisia, Libya Euophrys crux Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru Euophrys declivis Karsch, 1879 – Sri Lanka Euophrys dhaulagirica Żabka, 1980 – Nepal Euophrys difficilis (Simon, 1868) – Southern Europe Euophrys elizabethae Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa Euophrys evae Żabka, 1981 – India (Kashmir) Euophrys everestensis Wanless, 1975 – China Euophrys falciger Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa Euophrys ferrumequinum Taczanowski, 1878 – Ecuador, Peru Euophrys flavoatra (Grube, 1861) – Russia (Urals to Far East) Euophrys friedmani Marusik, 2019 – Algeria, Israel Euophrys frontalis (Walckenaer, 1802) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan, Iran, Central Asia, China, Korea, Japan (type species) Euophrys fucata (Simon, 1868) – Turkey Euophrys gambosa (Simon, 1868) – Mediterranean E. g. mediocris Simon, 1937 – Southern Europe Euophrys gracilis Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa, Lesotho Euophrys granulata Denis, 1947 – Egypt Euophrys griswoldi Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – Namibia Euophrys heliophaniformis Dönitz & Strand, 1906 – Japan Euophrys herbigrada (Simon, 1871) – Western, Central, Southern Europe Euophrys innotata (Simon, 1868) – Western Mediterranean Euophrys kataokai Ikeda, 1996 – Russia (Far East), Korea, China, Japan Euophrys kawkaban Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – Yemen Euophrys kirghizica Logunov, 1997 – Kyrgyzstan Euophrys leipoldti G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903 – South Africa Euophrys leucopalpis Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru Euophrys leucostigma C. L. Koch, 1846 – Brazil Euophrys limpopo Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa Euophrys lunata Bertkau, 1880 – Brazil Euophrys luteolineata (Simon, 1871) – France (Corsica) Euophrys manicata (Simon, 1871) – Morocco Euophrys marmarica Caporiacco, 1928 – Libya Euophrys marusiki Wunderlich, 2023 – Portugal Euophrys maseruensis Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – Lesotho Euophrys maura Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru Euophrys megastyla Caporiacco, 1949 – Kenya Euophrys melanoleuca Mello-Leitão, 1944 – Argentina Euophrys menemerella Strand, 1909 – South Africa Euophrys meridionalis Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa Euophrys miranda Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa Euophrys monadnock Emerton, 1891 – Canada, United States Euophrys namulinensis Hu, 2001 – China Euophrys nana Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa Euophrys nanchonensis Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru Euophrys nearctica Kaston, 1938 – United States Euophrys nepalica Żabka, 1980 – Nepal, China Euophrys newtoni G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1896 – Central America Euophrys nigripalpis Simon, 1937 – Portugal, Spain, France (incl. Corsica) Euophrys nigritarsis (Simon, 1868) – France Euophrys nigromaculata (Lucas, 1846) – Algeria Euophrys omnisuperstes Wanless, 1975 – India, Nepal Euophrys parvireceptacula Wunderlich, 2025 – Portugal Euophrys patellaris Denis, 1957 – Spain Euophrys pelzelni Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru Euophrys peruviana Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru Euophrys pexa Simon, 1937 – France Euophrys proszynskii Logunov, Cutler & Marusik, 1993 – Russia (Central Asia to Far East), Kazakhstan Euophrys pseudogambosa Strand, 1915 – Turkey, Israel, Iran Euophrys pulchella G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1894 – St. Vincent Euophrys purcelli G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903 – South Africa Euophrys quadricolor Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru Euophrys quadripunctata (Lucas, 1846) – Algeria Euophrys recta Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa Euophrys rufibarbis (Simon, 1868) – Southern Europe, Algeria, Turkey, China Euophrys rufimana (Simon, 1875) – France Euophrys sanctimatei Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru Euophrys sedula (Simon, 1875) – France Euophrys semirufa Simon, 1884 – Syria Euophrys sima Chamberlin, 1916 – Peru Euophrys sinapicolor Taczanowski, 1878 – Peru Euophrys subtilis Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa Euophrys sulphurea (L. Koch, 1867) – Southern Europe, Turkey, Syria, Algeria? Iran? Euophrys taiwanus Chen, Lin & Ueng, 2021 – Taiwan Euophrys terrestris (Simon, 1871) – Southern Europe Euophrys testaceozonata Caporiacco, 1922 – Italy Euophrys turkmenica Logunov, 1997 – Turkmenistan Euophrys uphami (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903) – South Africa Euophrys uralensis Logunov, Cutler & Marusik, 1993 – Russia, (Europe) Euophrys valens Bösenberg & Lenz, 1895 – East Africa Euophrys wenxianensis Yang & Tang, 1997 – China Euophrys ysobolii G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1896 – Guatemala Euophrys yulungensis Żabka, 1980 – Nepal, China

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