Chrysilla is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1887.[2] Several species formerly placed here were transferred to Phintella, and vice versa.[1] Females are 3 to 4 millimetres (0.12 to 0.16 in) long, and males are 4 to 9 millimetres (0.16 to 0.35 in) long.[3] The genus is Persian, derived from the Greek Χρύσιλλα.[4]

Chrysilla
Chrysilla sp. in Kerala
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Tribe: Chrysillini
Genus: Chrysilla
Thorell, 1887[1]
Type species
C. lauta
Thorell, 1887
Species

10, see text

Species

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As of June 2019 it contains ten species, found only in Africa, Asia, and New South Wales:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Chrysilla Thorell, 1887". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  2. ^ Thorell, T. (1887). "Viaggio di L. Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine. II. Primo saggio sui ragni birmani". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 25: 5–417.
  3. ^ Murphy, Frances; Murphy, John (2000). "An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia". Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Nature Society. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Thorell, T. (1887). "Studi sui ragni Malesi e Papuani". Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova. 31: 315.
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