Chinophrys Explained

Chinophrys is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by J. X. Zhang & Wayne Paul Maddison in 2012.^[1]

Species

there are six species recognised, found in China, Taiwan and South Africa:^[2]

• Chinophrys liujiapingensis (Yang & Tang, 1997) – China
• Chinophrys mengyangensis Cao & Li, 2016 – China
• Chinophrys pengi Zhang & Maddison, 2012 (type) – China
• Chinophrys taiwanensis (Peng & Li, 2002) – Taiwan
• Chinophrys trifasciata Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa
• Chinophrys wuae (Peng, Tso & Li, 2002) – Taiwan

Notes and References

1. Zhang. J. X.. Maddison. W. P.. 2012. New euophryine jumping spiders from Southeast Asia and Africa (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryinae). Zootaxa. 53–80. 3581. 10.11646/zootaxa.3581.1.2. Wayne Maddison.
2. Gen. Chinophrys Zhang & Maddison, 2012. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-07-05. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.