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Genus: Euophrys C. L. Koch, 1834 | Family: Salticidae Blackwall, 1841

Euophrys altera (Simon, 1868)

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050424

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Described:

Distribution: Spain (incl. Balearic Is.)

External Resources*: Jumping Spiders of the World Metzner (2026) | araneae - Spiders of Europe | GBIF

Type Repository Provide information

It is widely assumed that most of the type material from Simon can be found in the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris, France -

Taxonomic References

Attus alter Simon, 1868b: 63, pl. 5, f. 15 (Dmf) Original description

Hasarius alter Simon, 1876a: 90

Euophrys altera Simon, 1901a: 568, f. 685, 687 (m)

Euophrys altera Prószyński, 1976: 150, f. 98 (m)

Euophrys altera Prószyński, Lissner & Schäfer, 2018: 43, f. 17A1 (m, removed from S of Icius hamatus, rejecting Prószyński, 1984a: 41, 170)

Euophrys altera Schäfer, 2025: 12, f. 10a-c, 11-12, 13a-b, 14 (mf)

References

Prószyński, J. (1976). Studium systematyczno-zoogeograflczne nad rodziną Salticidae (Aranei) Regionów Palearktycznego i Nearktycznego. Wyższa Szkola Pedagogiczna Siedlcach 6: 1-260. [[pdf is made from a reprint from 1979]] -- Show included taxa

Prószyński, J., Lissner, J. & Schäfer, M. (2018). Taxonomic survey of the genera Euophrys, Pseudeuophrys and Talavera, with description of Euochin gen. n. (Araneae: Salticidae) and with proposals of a new research protocol. Ecologica Montenegrina 18: 26-74. doi: 10.37828/em.2018.18.4 -- Show included taxa

Schäfer, M. (2025). Ein Beitrag zur Springspinnenfauna (Araneae: Salticidae) der spanischen Balearen-Insel Ibiza mit der Erstbeschreibung von Salticus ebusitanus sp. nov. und elf Erstnachweisen für die Insel und vier für die Balearen. Arachnologische Mitteilungen 70: 9-17. doi: 10.30963/aramit7003 -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1868b). Monographie des espèces européennes de la famille des Attides (Attidae Sundewall. - Saltigradae Latreille). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (4) 8: 11-72, 529-726, pl. 5-7. -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1876a). Les arachnides de France. Tome troisième. Roret, Paris, 364 pp., pl. 9-13. -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1901a). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome second. Roret, Paris, pp. 381-668. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.51973 [[last page with detailed publication dates of the single parts]] -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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Metzner, H. (2026). Jumping spiders (Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae) of the world. Online at https://www.jumping-spiders.com.

Nentwig, W., Blick, T., Bosmans, R., Kropf, C., Stäubli, A.: Spiders of Europe. www.araneae.nmbe.ch. Version 01.2026. doi: 10.24436/1

GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-01-07	New taxonomic reference entry	Schäfer, 2025
2026-01-07	Species distribution update	Schäfer, 2025	Old value
2018-07-20	New taxonomic reference entry	Prószyński, Lissner & Schäfer, 2018
2018-07-20	Taxonomic reference added from other taxon		Old value
2018-07-20	Taxonomic reference added from other taxon		Old value
2018-07-20	Taxonomic reference added from other taxon		Old value
2018-07-20	Taxonomic reference added from other taxon		Old value
2018-07-20	Species updated	Prószyński, Lissner & Schäfer, 2018	Old value	Removed synonymy