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white bands on the edges that extend into the eye field. Some examples have a brown carapace with a darker eye field, covered in dense shiny hairs, and a yellowish-brown sternum. The chelicerae are also yellowish-brown, and have a dense covering of white hairs. The abdomen is yellowish and covered in white and brown hairs. The pattern is different to the male but similarly mottled, and consists of small patches. All the legs are yellowish-brown with brown patches and rings. It has a large number of long brown leg spines. In some examples, the legs are covered in white hairs.
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The female has a slightly smaller cephalothorax than the male, typically 1.9 mm (0.07 in) in length and 1.5 mm (0.06 in) in width, and an abdomen that is larger, between 2.4 mm (0.09 in) long and 1.8 mm (0.07 in) wide. It has a dark carapace with a pattern of
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in 1834. The genus is named for a Greek word that can be translated "fair eyebrows". The species is named for Christiaan Friedrich Leipodt who found the first examples. It is known as the Karoo Euophrys Jumping Spider. Initially, the only examples to be described were female, a description of the
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The male's abdomen is slightly smaller than its carapace, being typically 1.8 mm (0.07 in) long and typically 1.3 mm (0.05 in) wide. The top has a mottled pattern of dense brown and white hairs marked with a pattern of darker spots that form a streak across the middle, which
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that is between 1.8 and 2.4 mm (0.07 and 0.09 in) long. The female has a larger abdomen than the male. The spider is generally yellowish-brown to brown, although some examples have a darker topside of the cephalothorax, or
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spiders live across the world, although those found in North America may be accidental migrants and those in Central and South America misidentfications. In Africa, they are mainly found in the southern part of the continent.
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Peckham, George W .; Peckham, Elizabeth G. (1903). "New species of the family Attidae from South Africa, with notes on the distribution of the genera found in the Ethiopian region".
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has two round depressions near the front and two copulatory openings that are partially hidden by small flaps. These lead via very long and looping insemination ducts to bean-shaped
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is dark brown or black and covered in brown hairs. There is a thin line of white hairs that run down the middle, crossed with a thicker line. The underside of the cephalothorax, or
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that spirals around vertically before curving up and back towards the cymbium. It is the shape of the embolus that most distinguishes the species from the related
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are longer than the rest and generally brown, apart from patches of yellow, and covered in brown hairs. The remaining legs are yellow and marked with brown rings.
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Fernández-Rubio, Fidel (2013). "La etimología de los nombres de las arañas (Araneae)" [The etymology of the names of spiders (Araneae)].
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itself breaks into a succession of chevrons near the back. The underside is light brown. The spider has brownish
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are distinctive. The female has the longest insemination ducts in the genus and the male has an unusual spiral
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Dippenaar-Schoeman, Annie; Foord, Stefan; Lotz, Leon; Haddad, Charles; Sethusa, Theresa; Lyle, Robin (2023).
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thrives in arid environments that prevail in the western side of South Africa. It is particularly common in
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are stour and brown, again with small white scales, and have two teeth to the front and one to the back.
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Maddison, Wayne P .; Hedin, Marshal C. (2003). "Jumping spider phylogeny (Araneae: Salticidae)".
989: 476: 81: 42: 1241: 1189: 1124: 957: 489: 1246: 1116: 1090: 1051: 1010: 981: 931: 349: 296:. The spider has a mottled pattern on its abdomen. The male has slightly longer brown front 913: 596: 380: 373: 428:, is also yellowish-brown with a scattering of white scales visible on its surface. The 969: 456: 384: 361: 324: 301: 251: 168: 287:
that measures between 1.9 and 2.1 mm (0.07 and 0.08 in) long and a narrower
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gen. n. (Araneae: Salticidae) and with proposals of a new research protocol"
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is a small spider with a body divided into two main parts: a larger
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male having to wait for more a century until it was completed by
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Prószyński, Jerzy; Lissner, Jørgen; Schäfer, Michael (2018).
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has a very long and lumpy extrusion at its base and a long
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in 1985 at an altitude of 1,200 m (3,900 ft)
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Other examples have been found in 1283:IUCN Red List least concern species 923:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 335:in 1903. They allocated it to the 14: 582:, p. e.T176430412A189438605. 228:G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham 1260:urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046809 1067:"Taxonomic survey of the genera 85: 1288:Endemic spiders of South Africa 954:Revista ibérica de Aracnología 580:Dippenaar-Schoeman et al. 2023 1: 595:World Spider Catalog (2023). 267:to South Africa. It lives in 244:Karoo Euophrys Jumping Spider 956:(in Spanish) (22): 125–130. 539:Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 513:to South Africa. The female 277:George and Elizabeth Peckham 455:The spider has distinctive 366:phylogenetic classification 1319: 986:10.1636/arac-43-03-231-292 974:The Journal of Arachnology 930:: e.T176430412A189438605. 797:Peckham & Peckham 1903 655:Peckham & Peckham 1903 1298:Spiders described in 1903 1121:10.11646/zootaxa.3789.1.1 833:Maddison & Hedin 2003 732:Maddison & Hedin 2003 383:Saltafresia. Analysis of 217: 210: 82:Scientific classification 80: 58: 49: 39: 30: 23: 1003:Invertebrate Systematics 497:Distribution and habitat 364:'s 2015 study of spider 279:and the male in 2014 by 1303:Spiders of South Africa 344:, which had been first 1087:Ecologica Montenegrina 1079:, with description of 1044:Ecologica Montenegrina 1096:10.37828/em.2018.18.4 1057:10.37828/em.2017.12.1 556:and succulent karoo. 467:. The male has brown 638:Fernández-Rubio 2013 605:World Spider Catalog 517:was discovered near 527:Karoo National Park 52:Conservation status 970:Maddison, Wayne P. 916:Euophrys leipoldti 746:, pp. 71, 73. 599:Euophrys leipoldti 550:Euophrys leipoldti 507:Euophrys leipoldti 444:covers. The front 402:Euophrys leipoldti 372:was listed to the 317:Euophrys leipoldti 239:Euophrys leipoldti 221:Euophrys leipoldti 43:Euophrys frontalis 25:Euophrys leipoldti 1270: 1269: 1242:Open Tree of Life 1181:Euophrys falciger 1151:Euophrys falciger 1143:Taxon identifiers 1105:Wesołowska, Wanda 1036:Prószyński, Jerzy 787:, pp. 21–22. 490:Euophrys gracilis 457:copulatory organs 302:copulatory organs 235: 234: 203:E. leipoldti 75: 16:Species of spider 1310: 1263: 1262: 1250: 1249: 1237: 1236: 1224: 1223: 1211: 1210: 1198: 1197: 1185: 1184: 1183: 1170: 1169: 1168: 1138: 1132: 1100: 1098: 1061: 1059: 1031: 1018: 997: 965: 948: 946: 944: 939: 899: 893: 887: 881: 875: 869: 863: 857: 848: 842: 836: 830: 824: 818: 812: 806: 800: 794: 788: 782: 776: 770: 759: 753: 747: 741: 735: 729: 723: 717: 711: 705: 699: 693: 687: 681: 675: 669: 658: 652: 641: 635: 629: 623: 617: 616: 614: 612: 592: 583: 577: 355:Wanda Wesołowska 350:Carl Ludwig Koch 281:Wanda Wesołowska 223: 90: 89: 69: 64: 63: 35: 21: 1318: 1317: 1313: 1312: 1311: 1309: 1308: 1307: 1273: 1272: 1271: 1266: 1258: 1253: 1245: 1240: 1232: 1227: 1219: 1214: 1206: 1201: 1193: 1188: 1179: 1178: 1173: 1164: 1163: 1158: 1145: 1135: 1103: 1064: 1034: 1021: 1015:10.1071/IS02044 1000: 968: 951: 942: 940: 911: 907: 902: 894: 890: 882: 878: 870: 866: 858: 851: 843: 839: 831: 827: 819: 815: 807: 803: 795: 791: 783: 779: 771: 762: 754: 750: 744:Prószyński 2017 742: 738: 730: 726: 718: 714: 706: 702: 694: 690: 682: 678: 670: 661: 653: 644: 636: 632: 624: 620: 610: 608: 594: 593: 586: 578: 571: 567: 562: 531:above sea level 499: 399: 327:that was first 314: 231: 225: 219: 206: 84: 76: 65: 61: 54: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1316: 1314: 1306: 1305: 1300: 1295: 1290: 1285: 1275: 1274: 1268: 1267: 1265: 1264: 1251: 1238: 1225: 1212: 1199: 1186: 1171: 1155: 1153: 1147: 1146: 1141: 1134: 1133: 1101: 1062: 1032: 1019: 1009:(4): 529–549. 998: 980:(3): 231–292. 966: 949: 908: 906: 903: 901: 900: 888: 876: 864: 849: 837: 835:, p. 543. 825: 813: 801: 799:, p. 203. 789: 777: 760: 748: 736: 734:, p. 538. 724: 722:, p. 246. 712: 700: 698:, p. 248. 688: 686:, p. 279. 676: 659: 657:, p. 204. 642: 640:, p. 127. 630: 628:, p. 207. 618: 584: 568: 566: 563: 561: 558: 498: 495: 408:and a smaller 398: 395: 385:protein-coding 362:Wayne Maddison 325:jumping spider 313: 310: 252:jumping spider 233: 232: 226: 215: 214: 208: 207: 200: 198: 194: 193: 186: 182: 181: 176: 172: 171: 166: 162: 161: 156: 152: 151: 146: 142: 141: 136: 132: 131: 126: 122: 121: 116: 112: 111: 106: 102: 101: 96: 92: 91: 78: 77: 59: 56: 55: 50: 47: 46: 37: 36: 28: 27: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1315: 1304: 1301: 1299: 1296: 1294: 1291: 1289: 1286: 1284: 1281: 1280: 1278: 1261: 1256: 1252: 1248: 1243: 1239: 1235: 1230: 1226: 1222: 1217: 1213: 1209: 1204: 1200: 1196: 1191: 1187: 1182: 1176: 1172: 1167: 1161: 1157: 1156: 1154: 1152: 1148: 1144: 1139: 1130: 1126: 1122: 1118: 1114: 1110: 1106: 1102: 1097: 1092: 1089:(18): 26–74. 1088: 1084: 1082: 1078: 1074: 1073:Pseudeuophrys 1070: 1063: 1058: 1053: 1049: 1045: 1041: 1037: 1033: 1030:(1): 173–278. 1029: 1025: 1020: 1016: 1012: 1008: 1004: 999: 995: 991: 987: 983: 979: 975: 971: 967: 963: 959: 955: 950: 938: 933: 929: 925: 924: 919: 917: 910: 909: 904: 898:, p. 71. 897: 892: 889: 886:, p. 20. 885: 880: 877: 873: 868: 865: 862:, p. 70. 861: 856: 854: 850: 847:, p. 37. 846: 841: 838: 834: 829: 826: 823:, p. 18. 822: 817: 814: 811:, p. 22. 810: 805: 802: 798: 793: 790: 786: 781: 778: 775:, p. 21. 774: 769: 767: 765: 761: 758:, p. 33. 757: 752: 749: 745: 740: 737: 733: 728: 725: 721: 720:Maddison 2015 716: 713: 710:, p. 34. 709: 704: 701: 697: 696:Maddison 2015 692: 689: 685: 684:Maddison 2015 680: 677: 674:, p. 23. 673: 668: 666: 664: 660: 656: 651: 649: 647: 643: 639: 634: 631: 627: 622: 619: 606: 602: 600: 591: 589: 585: 581: 576: 574: 570: 564: 559: 557: 555: 551: 547: 542: 540: 536: 535:Northern Cape 532: 528: 524: 520: 516: 512: 508: 503: 496: 494: 492: 491: 486: 482: 478: 474: 471:and a yellow 470: 466: 462: 459:. 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Index


Euophrys frontalis
Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Chelicerata
Arachnida
Araneae
Araneomorphae
Salticidae
Salticinae
Euophrys
Binomial name
G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham
species
jumping spider
genus
Euophrys
endemic
karoo
described
George and Elizabeth Peckham
Wanda Wesołowska
cephalothorax
abdomen

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