Chinophrys is a genus of jumping spiders that was erected by J. X. Zhang & Wayne Paul Maddison in 2012.
Distribution Two of the described species are endemic to Taiwan, with four others are found in mainland China. One species is endemic to South Africa. In 2021, a new species was described from Vietnam.
Description Chinophrys are medium-sized spiders with a dark carapace. The abdomen shows a mosaic of dark and yellowish spots. Anterior part of abdomen in males covered by a sclerotized scutum. Chelicerae with multiple teeth on promargin and fissident retromargin. Male palp with coiled embolus, bulb with proximal lobe. Epigyne with a median septum.
Species , this genus includes eight species:
Chinophrys liujiapingensis (Yang & Tang, 1997) – China Chinophrys mengyangensis Cao & Li, 2016 – China Chinophrys pengi Zhang & Maddison, 2012 – China (type species) Chinophrys pulcra Logunov, 2021 – Vietnam Chinophrys shennongjia Yu & Zhang, 2022 – China Chinophrys taiwanensis (Peng & Li, 2002) – Taiwan Chinophrys trifasciata Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa Chinophrys wuae (Peng, Tso & Li, 2002) – Taiwan
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