# Rhyphelia

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{{short description|Genus of spiders}}
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| image2 = Rhyphelia cymbialis 196623197.jpg
| image2_caption = ''R. cymbialis'' from Brazil
| taxon = Rhyphelia
| authority = [Simon](/source/Eug%C3%A8ne_Simon), 1902
| synonyms = {{species list|Soesilarishius|Makhan, 2007}}
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'''''Rhyphelia''''' is a [genus](/source/genus) of South American [jumping spiders](/source/Salticidae). It was first described by [Eugène Louis Simon](/source/Eug%C3%A8ne_Simon) in 1902,<ref name=Simo1902 /> with most species [endemic](/source/endemic) to [Brazil](/source/Brazil).<ref name=wsc />

==Species==
{{as of|2025|12}}, this genus includes 34 species:<ref name="wsc" />
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* ''[Rhyphelia albipes](/source/Rhyphelia_albipes)'' <small>(Ruiz, 2011)</small> – [Brazil](/source/Brazil)
* ''[Rhyphelia amrishi](/source/Rhyphelia_amrishi)'' <small>(Makhan, 2007)</small> – [Suriname](/source/Suriname), Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia aurifrons](/source/Rhyphelia_aurifrons)'' <small>([Taczanowski](/source/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_Taczanowski), 1878)</small> – [Peru](/source/Peru), [French Guiana](/source/French_Guiana)
* ''[Rhyphelia barbado](/source/Rhyphelia_barbado)'' <small>Nobre & Ruiz, 2024</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia bicrescens](/source/Rhyphelia_bicrescens)'' <small>(Ruiz, 2013)</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia bilineata](/source/Rhyphelia_bilineata)'' <small>Nobre & Ruiz, 2024</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia brevistylus](/source/Rhyphelia_brevistylus)'' <small>Nobre & Ruiz, 2024</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia cearensis](/source/Rhyphelia_cearensis)'' <small>(Ruiz, 2013)</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia chaplini](/source/Rhyphelia_chaplini)'' <small>(Ruiz, 2013)</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia cotriguacuensis](/source/Rhyphelia_cotriguacuensis)'' <small>Nobre & Ruiz, 2024</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia crispiventer](/source/Rhyphelia_crispiventer)'' <small>(Ruiz, 2011)</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia cymbialis](/source/Rhyphelia_cymbialis)'' <small>(Ruiz, 2011)</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia dromedarius](/source/Rhyphelia_dromedarius)'' <small>(Ruiz, 2011)</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia elongatula](/source/Rhyphelia_elongatula)'' <small>(Ruiz & Sobrinho, 2016)</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia excentrica](/source/Rhyphelia_excentrica)'' <small>(Ruiz, 2013)</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia flagellator](/source/Rhyphelia_flagellator)'' <small>(Ruiz, 2013)</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia gallina](/source/Rhyphelia_gallina)'' <small>Nobre & Ruiz, 2024</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia laticlavus](/source/Rhyphelia_laticlavus)'' <small>(Ruiz & Sobrinho, 2016)</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia lunata](/source/Rhyphelia_lunata)'' <small>(Ruiz, 2011)</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia macrochelis](/source/Rhyphelia_macrochelis)'' <small>(Ruiz, 2013)</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia micacea](/source/Rhyphelia_micacea)'' <small>(Zhang & Maddison, 2012)</small> – [Ecuador](/source/Ecuador)
* ''[Rhyphelia minima](/source/Rhyphelia_minima)'' <small>(Ruiz, 2011)</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia muiratinga](/source/Rhyphelia_muiratinga)'' <small>(Ruiz, 2013)</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia novalima](/source/Rhyphelia_novalima)'' <small>Nobre & Ruiz, 2024</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia okay](/source/Rhyphelia_okay)'' <small>Nobre & Ruiz, 2024</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia otti](/source/Rhyphelia_otti)'' <small>Nobre & Ruiz, 2024</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia paxiuba](/source/Rhyphelia_paxiuba)'' <small>(Ruiz, 2013)</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia planaria](/source/Rhyphelia_planaria)'' <small>Nobre & Ruiz, 2024</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia ruizi](/source/Rhyphelia_ruizi)'' <small>(Zhang & Maddison, 2012)</small> – Brazil, French Guiana
* ''[Rhyphelia spinipes](/source/Rhyphelia_spinipes)'' <small>(Ruiz, 2011)</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia tabernarius](/source/Rhyphelia_tabernarius)'' <small>(Ruiz, 2013)</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia tocantinensis](/source/Rhyphelia_tocantinensis)'' <small>Nobre & Ruiz, 2024</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia trombetas](/source/Rhyphelia_trombetas)'' <small>(Ruiz & Sobrinho, 2016)</small> – Brazil
* ''[Rhyphelia variegata](/source/Rhyphelia_variegata)'' <small>[Simon](/source/Eug%C3%A8ne_Simon), 1902</small> – Brazil (type species)
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==References==
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  <ref name="wsc">{{cite web | url=https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/2930 | title=Gen. ''Rhyphelia'' Simon, 1902 | publisher=World Spider Catalog  | doi=10.24436/2 | accessdate=2025-12-10}}</ref>
  <ref name="Simo1902">{{cite journal| last=Simon| first=E.| year=1902| title=Description d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Salticidae (Attidae) (suite)| journal=Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique| pages=363–406| volume=46| author-link=Eugène Simon}}</ref>
</references>

==External links==
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Category:Salticidae genera
Category:Salticidae
Category:Spiders of South America
Category:Taxa named by Eugène Simon

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