Stenaelurillus

Stenaelurillus
S. lesserti, female
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Stenaelurillus
Simon, 1886
Type species
S. nigricaudus
Simon, 1886
Species

46, see text

Synonyms
  • Mashonarus Wesołowska & Cumming, 2002
  • Microheros Wesołowska & Cumming, 1999
  • Philotheroides Strand, 1934

Stenaelurillus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1886. Most species live in Africa, with some species found in Asia, including China. All species have two white longitudinal stripes on the carapace, and both sexes show strong bristles around the eyes. The name is a combination of the Greek sten- "narrow" and the salticid genus Aelurillus.