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.

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

Distribution 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.

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

Species

Species , this genus includes 91 species:

Heliophanus abditus Wesołowska, 1986 – Syria, Yemen, United Arab Emirates Heliophanus activus (Blackwall, 1877) – Seychelles Heliophanus acutissimus Wesołowska, 1986 – Algeria Heliophanus aeneus (Hahn, 1832) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus? Central Asia? Heliophanus africanus Wesołowska, 1986 – South Africa Heliophanus agricola Wesołowska, 1986 – Algeria, Portugal, Spain Heliophanus agricoloides Wunderlich, 1987 – Canary Islands Heliophanus apiatus Simon, 1868 – Portugal to Italy, Turkey. Introduced to United States Heliophanus auratus C. L. Koch, 1835 – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazakhstan, Central Asia, China Heliophanus baicalensis Kulczyński, 1895 – Russia (Middle Siberia to Far East), Mongolia, China Heliophanus camtschadalicus Kulczyński, 1885 – Sweden, Russia (Europe to Far East) Heliophanus canariensis Wesołowska, 1986 – Canary Islands Heliophanus chovdensis Prószyński, 1982 – Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, China Heliophanus comorensis Dierkens, 2012 – Comoros, Mayotte Heliophanus conspicuus Wesołowska, 1986 – Algeria Heliophanus creticus Giltay, 1932 – Greece (Crete) Heliophanus cupreus (Walckenaer, 1802) – Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to West Siberia), Iran, Afghanistan, China (type species) Heliophanus curvidens (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) – Turkey, Caucasus, Israel to China, India Heliophanus cuspidatus Xiao, 2000 – China Heliophanus dampfi Schenkel, 1923 – Europe, Russia (Europe to Far East) Heliophanus decoratus L. Koch, 1875 – Mediterranean to Iran Heliophanus deformis Wesołowska, 1986 – Angola, South Africa Heliophanus designatus (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903) – South Africa Heliophanus difficilis Wesołowska, 1986 – DR Congo, Mozambique Heliophanus dubius C. L. Koch, 1835 – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, China Heliophanus dunini Rakov & Logunov, 1997 – Turkey, Ukraine, Caucasus, Iran, Kazakhstan Heliophanus encifer Simon, 1871 – Mediterranean Heliophanus equester L. Koch, 1867 – Italy to Azerbaijan, Iran Heliophanus eucharis Simon, 1887 – Ivory Coast Heliophanus excentricus Ledoux, 2007 – Comoros, Mayotte, Réunion Heliophanus falcatus Wesołowska, 1986 – DR Congo, Angola Heliophanus feltoni Logunov, 2009 – Turkey Heliophanus flavipes (Hahn, 1832) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazakhstan, Iran, Central Asia, China Heliophanus forcipifer Kulczyński, 1895 – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Iran Heliophanus fuerteventurae Schmidt & Krause, 1996 – Canary Islands Heliophanus gladiator Wesołowska, 1986 – Kenya, Malawi Heliophanus glaucus Bösenberg & Lenz, 1895 – Libya, Egypt, Iran Heliophanus gramineus Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013 – South Africa Heliophanus hamifer Simon, 1886 – Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, Comoros, Mayotte, Seychelles, Madagascar. Introduced to Brazil Heliophanus haymozi Logunov, 2015 – Portugal, Spain Heliophanus horrifer Wesołowska, 1986 – South Africa Heliophanus ibericus Wesołowska, 1986 – Spain Heliophanus imerinensis Simon, 1901 – Madagascar Heliophanus improcerus Wesołowska, 1986 – DR Congo, Uganda, Mozambique Heliophanus innominatus Wesołowska, 1986 – Madagascar Heliophanus inversus Barrientos & Febrer, 2018 – Spain (Menorca) Heliophanus iranus Wesołowska, 1986 – Iran Heliophanus kankanensis Berland & Millot, 1941 – Guinea, DR Congo, Uganda, Angola Heliophanus kavar Logunov, 2023 – Iran Heliophanus kochii Simon, 1868 – Macaronesia, North Africa, Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Middle East, Iran, Kazakhstan. Introduced to Canada, United States Heliophanus koktas Logunov, 1992 – Russia (Europe), Kazakhstan Heliophanus konradthaleri Logunov, 2009 – Turkey Heliophanus lawrencei Wesołowska, 1986 – Ghana, DR Congo, Angola Heliophanus lineiventris Simon, 1868 – Europe (not British Is., Scandinavia), Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), China, Mongolia, Korea, Japan Heliophanus lugubris (Vinson, 1863) – Madagascar Heliophanus macentensis Berland & Millot, 1941 – Guinea, Ivory Coast, DR Congo, Uganda, Kenya Heliophanus machaerodus Simon, 1909 – Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia Heliophanus malus Wesołowska, 1986 – Syria, Israel Heliophanus maralal Wesołowska, 2003 – Kenya Heliophanus mauricianus Simon, 1901 – Mauritius, Réunion Heliophanus mediocinctus Kulczyński, 1898 – Austria Heliophanus melinus L. Koch, 1867 – Europe (not British Is., Scandinavia), Turkey Heliophanus minimus Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022 – Ivory Coast Heliophanus minor Dawidowicz & Wesołowska, 2016 – Kenya Heliophanus mordax (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) – Greece and Egypt to Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan Heliophanus mucronatus Simon, 1901 – Madagascar Heliophanus nobilis Wesołowska, 1986 – DR Congo Heliophanus ochrichelis Strand, 1907 – Tanzania Heliophanus parvus Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994 – Yemen (Socotra) Heliophanus patagiatus Thorell, 1875 – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan, Central Asia, China, Mongolia Heliophanus potanini Schenkel, 1963 – Russia (Europe), Iran, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Mongolia, China Heliophanus pratti G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903 – Namibia, South Africa Heliophanus pygmaeus Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Senegal, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa Heliophanus ramosus Wesołowska, 1986 – Algeria, Portugal, Spain Heliophanus rufithorax Simon, 1868 – Southern Europe to Central Asia Heliophanus similior Ledoux, 2007 – Réunion Heliophanus simplex Simon, 1868 – Europe, Turkey, Russia (Caucasus), China Heliophanus sinaicus Logunov, 2015 – Egypt Heliophanus sororius Wesołowska, 2003 – South Africa, Lesotho Heliophanus splendidus Wesołowska, 2003 – Nigeria, Congo Heliophanus stylifer Simon, 1878 – Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia Heliophanus tenuitas Wesołowska, 2011 – Zimbabwe Heliophanus tribulosus Simon, 1868 – Europe to Kazakhstan Heliophanus turanicus Charitonov, 1969 – Kazakhstan, Central Asia Heliophanus ussuricus Kulczyński, 1895 – Russia (West Siberia to Far East), Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan Heliophanus uvirensis Wesołowska, 1986 – Congo Heliophanus variabilis (Vinson, 1863) – Réunion Heliophanus verus Wesołowska, 1986 – Azerbaijan, Iran Heliophanus wesolowskae Rakov & Logunov, 1997 – Central Asia Heliophanus wulingensis Peng & Xie, 1996 – China Heliophanus xerxesi Logunov, 2009 – Iran

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Photograph of H. aeneus Photograph of H. flavipes Photograph of H. kochii Photograph of H. tribulosus Photograph of H. cupreus Photograph of H. patagiatus Photograph of H. parvus Photograph of H. lineiventris Photograph of H. dux