Rhyphelia

Rhyphelia
	R. cymbialis from Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Salticinae
Genus:	Rhyphelia; Simon, 1902
Synonyms
	Soesilarishius Makhan, 2007;

Rhyphelia is a genus of South American jumping spiders. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902, with most species endemic to Brazil.

Species

As of December 2025^[update], this genus includes 34 species:

Rhyphelia albipes (Ruiz, 2011) – Brazil
Rhyphelia amrishi (Makhan, 2007) – Suriname, Brazil
Rhyphelia aurifrons (Taczanowski, 1878) – Peru, French Guiana
Rhyphelia barbado Nobre & Ruiz, 2024 – Brazil
Rhyphelia bicrescens (Ruiz, 2013) – Brazil
Rhyphelia bilineata Nobre & Ruiz, 2024 – Brazil
Rhyphelia brevistylus Nobre & Ruiz, 2024 – Brazil
Rhyphelia cearensis (Ruiz, 2013) – Brazil
Rhyphelia chaplini (Ruiz, 2013) – Brazil
Rhyphelia cotriguacuensis Nobre & Ruiz, 2024 – Brazil
Rhyphelia crispiventer (Ruiz, 2011) – Brazil
Rhyphelia cymbialis (Ruiz, 2011) – Brazil
Rhyphelia dromedarius (Ruiz, 2011) – Brazil
Rhyphelia elongatula (Ruiz & Sobrinho, 2016) – Brazil
Rhyphelia excentrica (Ruiz, 2013) – Brazil
Rhyphelia flagellator (Ruiz, 2013) – Brazil
Rhyphelia gallina Nobre & Ruiz, 2024 – Brazil
Rhyphelia laticlavus (Ruiz & Sobrinho, 2016) – Brazil
Rhyphelia lunata (Ruiz, 2011) – Brazil
Rhyphelia macrochelis (Ruiz, 2013) – Brazil
Rhyphelia micacea (Zhang & Maddison, 2012) – Ecuador
Rhyphelia minima (Ruiz, 2011) – Brazil
Rhyphelia muiratinga (Ruiz, 2013) – Brazil
Rhyphelia novalima Nobre & Ruiz, 2024 – Brazil
Rhyphelia okay Nobre & Ruiz, 2024 – Brazil
Rhyphelia otti Nobre & Ruiz, 2024 – Brazil
Rhyphelia paxiuba (Ruiz, 2013) – Brazil
Rhyphelia planaria Nobre & Ruiz, 2024 – Brazil
Rhyphelia ruizi (Zhang & Maddison, 2012) – Brazil, French Guiana
Rhyphelia spinipes (Ruiz, 2011) – Brazil
Rhyphelia tabernarius (Ruiz, 2013) – Brazil
Rhyphelia tocantinensis Nobre & Ruiz, 2024 – Brazil
Rhyphelia trombetas (Ruiz & Sobrinho, 2016) – Brazil
Rhyphelia variegata Simon, 1902 – Brazil (type species)

References

↑ Simon, E. (1902). "Description d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Salticidae (Attidae) (suite)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 46: 363–406.
1 2 "Gen. Rhyphelia Simon, 1902". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-12-10.

External links

Citizen science observations for Rhyphelia at iNaturalist

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[Simo1902-1] Simon, E. (1902). "Description d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Salticidae (Attidae) (suite)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 46: 363–406.

[wsc-2] 1 2 "Gen. Rhyphelia Simon, 1902". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-12-10.

Rhyphelia

R. cymbialis from Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Salticinae
Genus:	Rhyphelia Simon, 1902
Synonyms
Soesilarishius Makhan, 2007