Epocilla
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Epocilla is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). These spiders are primarily natives of southeast Asia. As most jumping spiders, they hunt prey by jumping, secured to a location by a thread of silk.
[edit] Species
- Epocilla aurantiaca (Simon, 1885) — India to Malaysia
- Epocilla blairei Zabka, 1985 — China, Vietnam
- Epocilla calcarata (Karsch, 1880) — China to Sulawesi, Seychelles, Hawai'i
- Epocilla femoralis Simon, 1901 — Sumatra
- Epocilla mauriciana Simon, 1901 — Mauritius
- Epocilla picturata Simon, 1901 — China
- Epocilla praetextata Thorell, 1887 — Myanmar to Java
- Epocilla xylina Simon, 1906 — India
