Phlegra (spider)

Phlegra
Phlegra fasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Aelurillinae
Genus: Phlegra
Simon, 1876
Type species
Attus fasciatus
Hahn, 1826
Species

see text

Diversity
76 species

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

Spiders of this genus are found in Eurasia and Africa, with one species (P. hentzi) occurring only in North America.

Name

Phlegra is a mythical location in both Greek and Roman mythology.

Species

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