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== Description ==

== Description ==

They are medium to large spiders, commonly mistaken by those in the genus ”[[Evarcha]]”. They are usually stout, hairy and dully colored. They usually have horns at the top of the [[Glossary of spider terms|median eyes]] formed by long [[bristle]]s. They have a rounded [[carapace]], which is larger than the eye field. Those in the genus ”Evarcha” are usually smaller and their carapace is thinner.<ref name=”caleb2014″ />[[File:Jumping spider hunting a grasshopper at Kadavoor.jpg|thumb|”[[Hyllus semicupreus]]” hunting a grasshopper]][[File:Hyllus_Nephila_1.jpg|thumb|alt=Alt text for screen readers|An adult female ”[[Hyllus brevitarsus]]” feeds on a subadult female ”[[Nephila senegalensis]].<ref name=”gilman2016″ />”]]

They are medium to large spiders, commonly mistaken by those in the genus ”[[Evarcha]]”. They are usually stout, hairy and dully colored. They usually have horns at the top of the [[Glossary of spider terms|median eyes]] formed by long [[bristle]]s. They have a rounded [[carapace]], which is larger than the eye field. Those in the genus ”Evarcha” are usually smaller and their carapace is thinner.<ref name=”caleb2014″ />

[[File:Jumping spider hunting a grasshopper at Kadavoor.jpg|thumb|”[[Hyllus semicupreus]]” hunting a grasshopper]]

[[File:Hyllus_Nephila_1.jpg|thumb|alt=Alt text for screen readers|An adult female ”[[Hyllus brevitarsus]]” feeds on a subadult female ”[[Nephila senegalensis]].<ref name=”gilman2016″ />”]]

==Name==

==Name==


Latest revision as of 05:15, 8 October 2025

Genus of spiders

Hyllus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Most species occur in Africa and Madagascar, with many in Australasia and north to India. H. insularis is found in Greece and Iran, but it is considered misplaced in this genus,[1] and is now Evarcha insularis.[2]

They are medium to large spiders, commonly mistaken by those in the genus Evarcha. They are usually stout, hairy and dully colored. They usually have horns at the top of the median eyes formed by long bristles. They have a rounded carapace, which is larger than the eye field. Those in the genus Evarcha are usually smaller and their carapace is thinner.[3]

Hyllus semicupreus hunting a grasshopper
An adult female Hyllus brevitarsus feeds on a subadult female Nephila senegalensis.[4]

Hyllus was the son of Heracles and Deianira in Greek mythology.

As of October 2025[update], this genus includes 74 species and two subspecies:[2]

  • Logunov, D.V. (2001): New and poorly known species of the jumping spiders (Aranei: Salticidae) from Afghanistan, Iran and Crete. Arthropoda Selecta 10: 59–66.
  • Caleb, J. T. D., Christudhas, A., Laltanpuii, K. & Chitra, M (2014): A new species of Hyllus from India
  • Metzner, H. (1999): Die Springspinnen (Araneae, Salticidae) Griechenlands. Andrias 14: 1–279.

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