Philates Explained

Philates should not be confused with Filiates.

Philates is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.^[1]

Species

it contains ten species, found only in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea:^[2]

• Philates chelifer (Simon, 1900) – Indonesia (Java, Borneo)
• Philates courti (Zabka, 1999) – New Guinea
• Philates grammicus Simon, 1900 (type) – Philippines, Indonesia
• Philates platnicki (Zabka, 1999) – New Guinea
• Philates proszynskii (Zabka, 1999) – New Guinea
• Philates rafalskii (Zabka, 1999) – New Guinea
• Philates szutsi Benjamin, 2004 – Borneo
• Philates thaleri Benjamin, 2004 – Borneo
• Philates variratae (Zabka, 1999) – New Guinea
• Philates zschokkei Benjamin, 2004 – Indonesia

Notes and References

1. Simon. E.. 1900. Descriptions d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Attidae. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 381–407. 44. Eugène Simon.
2. Gen. Philates Simon, 1900. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-09-11. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.