Heliophanus

Heliophanus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Most of the almost 170 described species occur in Africa, with many others found in the Palearctic region from Europe to Japan.

Species
, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:


 * Heliophanus abditus Wesołowska, 1986 – Syria
 * Heliophanus aberdarensis Wesołowska, 1986 – Kenya
 * Heliophanus activus (Blackwall, 1877) – Seychelles
 * Heliophanus acutissimus Wesołowska, 1986 – Algeria
 * Heliophanus aeneus (Hahn, 1832) – Palearctic
 * Heliophanus aethiopicus Wesołowska, 2003 – Ethiopia
 * Heliophanus africanus Wesołowska, 1986 – South Africa
 * Heliophanus agricola Wesołowska, 1986 – Algeria, Spain
 * Heliophanus agricoloides Wunderlich, 1987 – Canary Islands
 * Heliophanus alienus Wesołowska, 1986 – Cameroon
 * Heliophanus anymphos Wesołowska, 2003 – Kenya
 * Heliophanus apiatus Simon, 1868 – Spain to Italy
 * Heliophanus auratus C. L. Koch, 1835 – Palearctic
 * Heliophanus aviculus Berland & Millot, 1941 – Central, West Africa
 * Heliophanus baicalensis Kulczynski, 1895 – Russia, Mongolia, China
 * Heliophanus bellus Wesołowska, 1986 – South Africa
 * Heliophanus berlandi Lawrence, 1937 – South Africa
 * Heliophanus bisulcus Wesołowska, 1986 – South Africa
 * Heliophanus bolensis Wesołowska, 2003 – Ethiopia
 * Heliophanus brevis Wesołowska, 2003 – Ethiopia
 * Heliophanus butemboensis Wesołowska, 1986 – Congo, Rwanda
 * Heliophanus camtschadalicus Kulczynski, 1885 – Sweden, Russia
 * Heliophanus canariensis Wesołowska, 1986 – Canary Islands
 * Heliophanus capensis Wesołowska, 1986 – South Africa
 * Heliophanus capicola Simon, 1901 – South Africa
 * Heliophanus cassinicola Simon, 1909 – West, Central, East Africa
 * Heliophanus charlesi Wesołowska, 2003 – South Africa
 * Heliophanus chikangawanus Wesołowska, 1986 – Angola, Malawi
 * Heliophanus chovdensis Prószynski, 1982 – Kazakhstan to Mongolia
 * Heliophanus claviger Simon, 1901 – South Africa
 * Heliophanus comorensis Dierkens, 2012 – Comoros, Mayotte
 * Heliophanus congolensis Giltay, 1935 – Congo to São Tomé
 * Heliophanus conspicuus Wesołowska, 1986 – Algeria
 * Heliophanus creticus Giltay, 1932 – Crete
 * Heliophanus crudeni Lessert, 1925 – Tanzania
 * Heliophanus cupreus (Walckenaer, 1802) – Palearctic
 * Heliophanus curvidens (O. P-Cambridge, 1872) – Israel to China
 * Heliophanus cuspidatus Xiao, 2000 – China
 * Heliophanus dampfi Schenkel, 1923 – Europe, Russia
 * Heliophanus deamatus Peckham & Peckham, 1903 – Central, Southern Africa
 * Heliophanus debilis Simon, 1901 – Central, East, Southern Africa
 * Heliophanus decempunctatus (Caporiacco, 1941) – Ethiopia
 * Heliophanus decoratus L. Koch, 1875 – North Africa, Israel
 * Heliophanus deformis Wesołowska, 1986 – Angola
 * Heliophanus demonstrativus Wesołowska, 1986 – East, Southern Africa
 * Heliophanus deserticola Simon, 1901 – South Africa
 * Heliophanus designatus (Peckham & Peckham, 1903) – South Africa
 * Heliophanus difficilis Wesołowska, 1986 – Congo
 * Heliophanus dubius C. L. Koch, 1835 – Palearctic
 * Heliophanus dunini Rakov & Logunov, 1997 – Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan
 * Heliophanus dux Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994 – Yemen
 * Heliophanus edentulus Simon, 1871 – Mediterranean
 * Heliophanus encifer Simon, 1871 – Mediterranean
 * Heliophanus equester L. Koch, 1867 – Italy to Azerbaijan
 * Heliophanus erythropleurus Kulczynski, 1901 – Ethiopia
 * Heliophanus eucharis Simon, 1887 – Ivory Coast
 * Heliophanus excentricus Ledoux, 2007 – Comoros, Mayotte, Réunion
 * Heliophanus falcatus Wesołowska, 1986 – Congo, Angola
 * Heliophanus fascinatus Wesołowska, 1986 – Sudan to Botswana
 * Heliophanus feltoni Logunov, 2009 – Turkey
 * Heliophanus flavipes (Hahn, 1832) – Palearctic
 * Heliophanus forcipifer Kulczynski, 1895 – Central Asia
 * Heliophanus fuerteventurae Schmidt & Krause, 1996 – Canary Islands
 * Heliophanus furvus Wesołowska & Haddad, 2014 – Lesotho
 * Heliophanus giltayi Lessert, 1933 – Kenya to Angola
 * Heliophanus gladiator Wesołowska, 1986 – Kenya, Malawi
 * Heliophanus glaucus Bösenberg & Lenz, 1895 – Egypt, Libya
 * Heliophanus gloriosus Wesołowska, 1986 – Angola, Botswana
 * Heliophanus gramineus Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013 – South Africa
 * Heliophanus hamifer Simon, 1886 – Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Seychelles
 * Heliophanus harpago Simon, 1910 – Central, West Africa
 * Heliophanus hastatus Wesołowska, 1986 – South Africa
 * Heliophanus haymozi Logunov, 2015 – Portugal, Spain
 * Heliophanus heurtaultae Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 – Guinea
 * Heliophanus horrifer Wesołowska, 1986 – South Africa
 * Heliophanus ibericus Wesołowska, 1986 – Spain
 * Heliophanus imerinensis Simon, 1901 – Madagascar
 * Heliophanus imperator Wesołowska, 1986 – Kenya, Malawi
 * Heliophanus improcerus Wesołowska, 1986 – Congo
 * Heliophanus infaustus (Peckham & Peckham, 1903) – East Africa, Zimbabwe
 * Heliophanus innominatus Wesołowska, 1986 – Madagascar
 * Heliophanus insperatus Wesołowska, 1986 – Angola, Zimbabwe, South Africa
 * Heliophanus inversus Barrientos & Febrer, 2018 – Spain (Menorca)
 * Heliophanus iranus Wesołowska, 1986 – Iran
 * Heliophanus jacksoni Wesołowska, 2011 – Kenya
 * Heliophanus japonicus Kishida, 1910 – Japan
 * Heliophanus kankanensis Berland & Millot, 1941 – Central, West Africa
 * Heliophanus kavar Logunov, 2023 – Iran
 * Heliophanus kenyaensis Wesołowska, 1986 – Central Africa
 * Heliophanus kilimanjaroensis Wesołowska, 1986 – Tanzania
 * Heliophanus kittenbergeri (Caporiacco, 1947) – Tanzania
 * Heliophanus kochii Simon, 1868 – Palearctic
 * Heliophanus koktas Logunov, 1992 – Kazakhstan
 * Heliophanus konradthaleri Logunov, 2009 – Turkey
 * Heliophanus kovacsi Wesołowska, 2003 – Ethiopia
 * Heliophanus lawrencei Wesołowska, 1986 – Congo, Angola
 * Heliophanus lesserti Wesołowska, 1986 – Central, Southern Africa
 * Heliophanus leucopes Wesołowska, 2003 – Ethiopia
 * Heliophanus lineiventris Simon, 1868 – Palearctic
 * Heliophanus macentensis Berland & Millot, 1941 – Ivory Coast to Kenya
 * Heliophanus machaerodus Simon, 1909 – North Africa
 * Heliophanus maculatus Karsch, 1878 – New South Wales
 * Heliophanus malus Wesołowska, 1986 – Syria, Israel
 * Heliophanus maluti Wesołowska & Haddad, 2014 – Lesotho
 * Heliophanus maralal Wesołowska, 2003 – Kenya
 * Heliophanus marshalli Peckham & Peckham, 1903 – South Africa
 * Heliophanus mauricianus Simon, 1901 – Mauritius, Réunion
 * Heliophanus mediocinctus Kulczyński, 1898 – Austria
 * Heliophanus megae Wesołowska, 2003 – Zimbabwe
 * Heliophanus melinus L. Koch, 1867 – Palearctic
 * Heliophanus menemeriformis Strand, 1907 – Tanzania
 * Heliophanus minimus Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022 – Ivory Coast
 * Heliophanus minor Dawidowicz & Wesołowska, 2016 – Kenya
 * Heliophanus minutissimus (Caporiacco, 1941) – Ethiopia
 * Heliophanus mirabilis Wesołowska, 1986 – South Africa
 * Heliophanus modicus Peckham & Peckham, 1903 – South Africa, Madagascar
 * Heliophanus montanus Wesołowska, 2006 – Namibia
 * Heliophanus mordax (O. P.-Cambridge, 1872) – Greece to Central Asia
 * Heliophanus mucronatus Simon, 1901 – Madagascar
 * Heliophanus nanus Wesołowska, 2003 – South Africa
 * Heliophanus ndumoensis Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013 – South Africa
 * Heliophanus nobilis Wesołowska, 1986 – Congo
 * Heliophanus ochrichelis Strand, 1907 – Tanzania
 * Heliophanus orchesta Simon, 1886 – Central, South Africa, Madagascar
 * Heliophanus papyri Wesołowska, 2003 – Ethiopia
 * Heliophanus parvus Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994 – Socotra
 * Heliophanus patagiatus Thorell, 1875 – Palearctic
 * Heliophanus patellaris Simon, 1901 – South Africa
 * Heliophanus paulus Wesołowska, 1986 – Botswana
 * Heliophanus pauper Wesołowska, 1986 – Ethiopia, Zambia, Kenya, Zimbabwe
 * Heliophanus peckhami Simon, 1902 – South Africa
 * Heliophanus pistaciae Wesołowska, 2003 – Zimbabwe, South Africa
 * Heliophanus portentosus Wesołowska, 1986 – South Africa
 * Heliophanus potanini Schenkel, 1963 – Afghanistan, Central Asia, Mongolia, China
 * Heliophanus pratti Peckham & Peckham, 1903 – Namibia, South Africa
 * Heliophanus proszynskii Wesołowska, 2003 – South Africa
 * Heliophanus pygmaeus Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Senegal, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
 * Heliophanus ramosus Wesołowska, 1986 – Algeria, Spain
 * Heliophanus redimitus Simon, 1910 – South Africa
 * Heliophanus robustus Berland & Millot, 1941 – Ivory Coast, Congo
 * Heliophanus rufithorax Simon, 1868 – Southern Europe to Central Asia
 * Heliophanus rutrosus Wesołowska, 2003 – Ethiopia
 * Heliophanus saudis Prószynski, 1989 – Saudi Arabia, Yemen
 * Heliophanus semirasus Lawrence, 1928 – Namibia
 * Heliophanus similior Ledoux, 2007 – Réunion
 * Heliophanus simplex Simon, 1868 – Palearctic
 * Heliophanus sinaicus Logunov, 2015 – Egypt
 * Heliophanus sororius Wesołowska, 2003 – South Africa
 * Heliophanus splendidus Wesołowska, 2003 – Congo
 * Heliophanus stylifer Simon, 1878 – Morocco, Algeria
 * Heliophanus tenuitas Wesołowska, 2011 – Zimbabwe
 * Heliophanus termitophagus Wesołowska & Haddad, 2002 – South Africa
 * Heliophanus thaleri Wesołowska, 2009 – South Africa
 * Heliophanus transvaalicus Simon, 1901 – South Africa
 * Heliophanus transversus Wesołowska & Haddad, 2014 – Lesotho
 * Heliophanus trepidus Simon, 1910 – Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
 * Heliophanus tribulosus Simon, 1868 – Europe to Kazakhstan
 * Heliophanus tristis Wesołowska, 2003 – Ethiopia
 * Heliophanus turanicus Charitonov, 1969 – Central Asia
 * Heliophanus undecimmaculatus Caporiacco, 1941 – East Africa
 * Heliophanus ussuricus Kulczynski, 1895 – Russia, Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan
 * Heliophanus uvirensis Wesołowska, 1986 – Congo
 * Heliophanus validus Wesołowska, 1986 – Kenya
 * Heliophanus variabilis (Vinson, 1863) – Reunion
 * Heliophanus verus Wesołowska, 1986 – Iran, Azerbaijan
 * Heliophanus wesolowskae Rakov & Logunov, 1997 – Central Asia
 * Heliophanus wulingensis Peng & Xie, 1996 – China
 * Heliophanus xanthopes Wesołowska, 2003 – Ethiopia
 * Heliophanus xerxesi Logunov, 2009 – Iran