Heliophanillus Explained

Heliophanillus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).

H. lucipeta was synonymized with H. fulgens in 2007.

Species

As of May 2017, the World Spider Catalog lists the following species in the genus:^[1]

• Heliophanillus conspiciendus Wesołowska & van Harten, 2010 – United Arab Emirates
• Heliophanillus fulgens (O. P.-Cambridge, 1872) – Greece to Central Asia
• Heliophanillus metallifer Wesołowska & van Harten, 2010 – United Arab Emirates
• Heliophanillus suedicola (Simon, 1901) – Yemen, Socotra

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Spider Catalog. 2017. Gen. Heliophanillus Prószyński, 1989. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum. Bern. 18.0. 30 May 2017.