Euophrys leipoldti

Euophrys leipoldti
The related Euophrys frontalis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Salticinae
Genus:	Euophrys
Species:	E. leipoldti
Binomial name
Euophrys leipoldti G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903

Euophrys leipoldti or the Karoo Euophrys Jumping Spider is a species of jumping spider in the genus Euophrys that is endemic to South Africa. It lives in karoo and succulent karoo. The female was first described in 1903 by George and Elizabeth Peckham and the male in 2014 by Wanda Wesołowska, Galina Azarkina and Anthony Russell-Smith. It is a small spider, with a body that consists of an oval cephalothorax that measures between 1.9 and 2.1 mm (0.07 and 0.08 in) long and a narrower abdomen that is between 1.8 and 2.4 mm (0.07 and 0.09 in) long. The female has a larger abdomen than the male. The spider is generally yellowish-brown to brown, although some examples have a darker topside of the cephalothorax, or carapace. The spider has a mottled pattern on its abdomen. The male has slightly longer brown front legs, the remainder being yellow. The female has yellowish-brown legs that have brown patches and rings. Its copulatory organs are distinctive. The female has the longest insemination ducts in the genus and the male has an unusual spiral embolus.