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Eris

genus of arachnids

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Eris is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). It is native to North and South America. As is typical for salticids, they are not defensive. While larger specimens could potentially bite, an envenomation would pose no danger to a human.

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

Species

Eris bulbosa (Karsch, 1880) – Mexico

Eris flava (Peckham & Peckham, 1888) – United States to Hispaniola

Eris floridana (Banks, 1904) – USA

Eris illustris C. L. Koch, 1846 – Puerto Rico

Eris limbata – United States

Eris militaris (Hentz, 1845) – USA, Canada, Alaska

Eris perpasta (Chickering, 1946) – Panama

Eris perpolita (Chickering, 1946) – Panama

Eris riedeli (Schmidt, 1971) – Ecuador or Colombia

Eris rufa (C. L. Koch, 1846) – USA

Eris tricolor (C. L. Koch, 1846) – Mexico

Eris trimaculata (Banks, 1898) – Mexico

Eris valida (Chickering, 1946) – Panama

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