Phiale (spider)

For the ancient Greek ceramic or metal bowl, see Phiale (libation vessel).
Phiale
Phiale formosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Phiale
C.L. Koch, 1846[1]
Type species
Phiale gratiosa
C.L. Koch, 1846[1]
Species

See text.

Diversity
36 species

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

Its described species are found in South and Central America from Argentina to Mexico. A few species are endemic to several Caribbean islands.

P. albovittata is considered a junior synonym of Freya perelegans since 2006.

Species

References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Phiale C.L. Koch, 1846", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-08-09
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