Philaeus

Philaeus is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae. Philaeus spiders have been sighted 8 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Philaeus includes 4 countries and 0 states in the United States. Philaeus is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of May.

Overview

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Philaeus

Author

Thorell, 1869

Sightings Overview

There have been 8 confirmed sightings of Philaeus, with the most recent sighting submitted on May 27, 2019 by Spider ID member paty. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 8 sightings because of certain Philaeus sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 0% of the time, Philaeus spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 8)
Sex: 0 female and 3 male.
Environment: Philaeus has been sighted 10 times outdoors, and 0 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (6). Low foliage (1). Ground layer (1). Freshwater river, lake, stream (1). Desert area (1).

Location and Range

Philaeus has been sighted in the following countries: Cyprus, Greece, Spain, Turkey.

Seasonality

Philaeus has been primarily sighted during the month of May.

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April: 1
May: 7
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Philaeus Species

Philaeus chrysops

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