Eris (spider)

Eris
Adult male Eris militaris (Bronze Lake Jumper)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Dendryphantinae
Genus: Eris
C. L. Koch, 1846
Type species
Attus militaris
Hentz, 1845
Species

see text

Diversity
12 species

Eris is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). It is not a large spider and, although it is prone to biting, is not poisonous to humans.

Name

The genus name is derived from Eris, the Greek goddess of discord (known as Discordia in Roman mythology).

Species

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