Helpis Explained

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

Species

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

• • Helpis colemani (Wanless, 1988) – Queensland Helpis foelixi Żabka & Patoleta, 2014 – Queensland
• Helpis gracilis Gardzinska, 1996 – New South Wales
• Helpis kenilworthi Zabka, 2002 – Queensland, New South Wales
• Helpis longichelis Strand, 1915 – New Guinea
• Helpis longipalpis Gardzinska & Zabka, 2010 – Western Australia
• Helpis merriwa Żabka & Patoleta, 2014 – New South Wales
• Helpis minitabunda (L. Koch, 1880) – New Guinea, Eastern Australia, introduced to New Zealand
• Helpis occidentalis Simon, 1909 – Australia
• Helpis risdonica Zabka, 2002 – Tasmania
• Helpis staregai Żabka & Patoleta, 2014 – New South Wales
• Helpis tasmanica Zabka, 2002 – Tasmania
• Helpis wanlessi Żabka & Patoleta, 2014 – New South Wales
• Helpis wisharti Żabka & Patoleta, 2014 – New South Wales

External links

• Photograph of H. minitabunda

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Spider Catalog. 2017. Gen. Helpis Simon 1901. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum. Bern. 18.0. 30 May 2017.