Naphrys Explained

Naphrys is a genus of North American jumping spiders that was first described by Glavis Bernard Edwards in 2003. The name is a portmanteau of "North America" and "Euophrys".^[1]

Species

it contains four species, found only in Canada, Mexico, and the United States:^[2]

• Naphrys acerba (Peckham & Peckham, 1909) (type) – USA, Mexico
• Naphrys bufoides (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944) – USA
• Naphrys pulex (Hentz, 1846) – USA, Canada
• Naphrys xerophila (Richman, 1981) – USA

Notes and References

1. Edwards. G. B.. 2003. A review of the Nearctic jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) of the subfamily Euophryinae north of Mexico. Insecta Mundi. 65–75. 16. G. B. Edwards (entomologist).
2. Gen. Naphrys Edwards, 2003. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-08-06. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.