Viciria

Viciria
Male V. praemandibularis
V. pavesii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Viciria
Thorell, 1877
Type species
V. pavesii
Thorell, 1877
Species

21, see text

Synonyms
  • Eupalia Simon, 1899
  • Eupalina Strand, 1932

Viciria is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1877.

Description

Both sexes reach a length of about 7 to 12 mm. Viciria is a colorful genus similar to Telamonia. However, the very long, thin opisthosoma of Viciria is almost cylindrical, and the color patterns differ. Viciria often shows a single broad longitudinal stripe with a pattern of black dashes on the opisthosoma. A white median stripe is present on the cephalus of the female.

Distribution

Like Telamonia, Viciria is found in Africa and Asia.

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes 21 species:

Transitions

Following species were transferred to other genera.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gen. Viciria Thorell, 1877". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  2. 1 2 Prószyński, J. (1984). "Remarks on Viciria and Telamonia (Araneae, Salticidae)". Annales Zoologici, Warszawa. 37: 420.
  3. ↑ Thorell, T. (1877). "Studi sui Ragni Malesi e Papuani. I. Ragni di Selebes raccolti nel 1874 dal Dott. O. Beccari". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 10: 341–637.
  4. ↑ Murphy & Murphy 2000: 301