Phanias is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. They are similar to members of Marpissa, but have three pairs of spines beneath the first tibia.
Species it contains eleven species, found only in Mexico, the United States, and El Salvador: Phanias albeolus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941) – USA Phanias concoloratus (Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1930) – USA Phanias dominatus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941) – USA Phanias flavostriatus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 (type) – Mexico Phanias furcifer (Gertsch, 1936) – USA Phanias furcillatus (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901) – Mexico Phanias harfordi (Peckham & Peckham, 1888) – USA Phanias monticola (Banks, 1895) – USA Phanias neomexicanus (Banks, 1901) – USA Phanias salvadorensis Kraus, 1955 – El Salvador Phanias watonus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941) – USA
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External links Pictures of P. watonus