Epocilla
| Epocilla | |
|---|---|
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| female E. calcarata from Hong Kong | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Heliophaninae |
| Genus: | Epocilla Thorell, 1887 |
| Type species | |
| Epocilla praetextata Thorell, 1887 | |
| Species | |
|
see text | |
| Diversity | |
| 10 species | |
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.
The genus name comes from Ἐπόκιλλος (Epocillus), a soldier of Alexander the Great.
Species
female Epocilla from Hong Kong
- Epocilla aurantiaca (Simon, 1885) — India to Malaysia
- Epocilla blairei Zabka, 1985 — China, Vietnam
- Epocilla calcarata (Karsch, 1880) — China to Sulawesi, Seychelles, Hawaii
- Epocilla chimakothiensis Jastrzebski, 2007 — Bhutan
- Epocilla femoralis Simon, 1901 — Sumatra
- Epocilla innotata Thorell, 1895 — Myanmar
- Epocilla mauriciana Simon, 1901 — Mauritius
- Epocilla picturata Simon, 1901 — China
- Epocilla praetextata Thorell, 1887 — Myanmar to Java
- Epocilla xylina Simon, 1906 — India
References
- Tamerlan Thorell:
- 1892: Studi sui ragni Malesi e Papuani. IV, 2. Ann. Mus. civ. stor. nat. Genova 31: 1-490.
- 1895: Descriptive catalogue of the spiders of Burma
- Platnick, Norman I. (2009): The world spider catalog, version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History.
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