Bavia is a genus of jumping spiders.

Bavia
B. sexpunctata male and female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Bavia
Simon, 1877[1]
Type species
Bavia aericeps
Simon, 1877
Species

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Description

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Bavia species are around 6 to 11 millimetres (0.24 to 0.43 in) long in both sexes. Species of this genus are slender with long legs.[2]

Habits

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Bavia is often found on the leaves of shrubs or lower tree branches.[2]

Distribution

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Bavia is distributed throughout the Australasian region, with one isolated species found in Madagascar.

Species

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As of January 2021, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]

 
female B. sexpunctata

Bavia ludicra (Keyserling, 1882) was transferred to genus Sandalodes and synonymized with Sandalodes superbus in 2000.[3]

The name "Bavia kairali" has been used for a species found in India, but the name was not recognized by the World Spider Catalog as of January 2021.[1]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Bavia Simon, 1877". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  2. ^ a b Murphy & Murphy 2000: 297
  3. ^ Platnick 2007

References

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  • Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
  • Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.

Further reading

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  • Reimoser, E. (1929): Spolia Mentawiensa: Araneae. The Bulletin of the Raffles Museum 2:125-133 PDF Archived 2006-12-29 at the Wayback Machine (description of B. smedleyi and how it is distinct from several similar species)
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