Apricia

Apricia is a genus of spiders in the jumping spider family Salticidae. It was first described in 2016 by Richardson.[1][2] As of 2017, it contains 3 species, all from Australia.[1]

Apricia
Apricia jovialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Apricia
Richardson, 2016[1]
Type species
Apricia jovialis
Species
  • Apricia bracteata (L. Koch, 1879)
  • Apricia jovialis (L. Koch, 1879)
  • Apricia longipalpis Richardson, 2016

Richardson placed the genus in the Salticoida clade of the subfamily Salticinae (tribe Viciriini).[2]

References

  1. "Gen. Apricia Richardson, 2016". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  2. Richardson, B.J. (2016). "New genera, new species and redescriptions of Australian jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)". Zootaxa. 4114 (5): 501–560. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4114.5.1.


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