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Genus of 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: BaviaSimon, 1877[1]
Type species
_Bavia aericeps_Simon, 1877
Species
See text.

Bavia is a genus of jumping spiders.

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]

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

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

As of January 2021[update], 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[update].[1]

  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

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