Biology:Chinophrys
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Chinophrys is a genus of jumping spiders that was erected by J. X. Zhang & Wayne Paul Maddison in 2012.[1]
Distribution
Two of the described species are endemic to Taiwan, with four others are found in mainland China. One species is endemic to South Africa. In 2021, a new species was described from Vietnam.[1]
Description
Chinophrys are medium-sized spiders with a dark carapace. The abdomen shows a mosaic of dark and yellowish spots. Anterior part of abdomen in males covered by a sclerotized scutum. Chelicerae with multiple teeth on promargin and fissident retromargin. Male palp with coiled embolus, bulb with proximal lobe. Epigyne with a median septum.[2]
Species
As of October 2025[update], this genus includes eight species:[1]
- Chinophrys liujiapingensis (Yang & Tang, 1997) – China
- Chinophrys mengyangensis Cao & Li, 2016 – China
- Chinophrys pengi Zhang & Maddison, 2012 – China (type species)
- Chinophrys pulcra Logunov, 2021 – Vietnam
- Chinophrys shennongjia Yu & Zhang, 2022 – China
- Chinophrys taiwanensis (Peng & Li, 2002) – Taiwan
- Chinophrys trifasciata Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa
- Chinophrys wuae (Peng, Tso & Li, 2002) – Taiwan
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Gen. Chinophrys Zhang & Maddison, 2012". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/2575. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ↑ Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Van der Walt, V.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2025). The Salticidae of South Africa. Part 1 (A-Den). Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 44. doi:10.5281/zenodo.15222559.
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