- Bavia
Taxobox
name = "Bavia"
image_caption = "B. sexpunctata" male + female
image_width = 250px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Arachnid a
ordo = Araneae
familia =Salticidae
subfamilia =Hisponinae
genus = "Bavia"
genus_authority = Simon, 1877
diversity_link = List of Salticidae species#Bavia
diversity = 15 species
type_species = "Bavia aericeps "
type_species_authority = Simon, 1877
range_
range_map_width = 250px
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = see text"Bavia" is a
genus ofjumping spider s.Description
"Bavia" species are around 6 to 11 cm long in both sexes. Species of this genus are slender with long legs.Murphy & Murphy 2000: 297]
Habits
"Bavia" is often found on the leaves of shrubs or lower tree branches.
Distribution
"Bavia" is distributed throughout the
Australasia n region, with one isolated species found inMadagascar .pecies
* "
Bavia aericeps " Simon, 1877 —Malaysia toAustralia ,Pacific Islands
* "Bavia albolineata " Peckham & Peckham, 1885 —Madagascar
* "Bavia annamita " Simon, 1903 —Vietnam
* "Bavia capistrata " (C. L. Koch, 1846) — Malaysia
* "Bavia decorata " (Thorell, 1890) —Sumatra
* "Bavia fedor " Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1997 —Caroline Islands
* "Bavia gabrieli " Barrion, 2000 —Philippines
* "Bavia hians " (Thorell, 1890) — Sumatra
* "Bavia modesta " (Keyserling, 1883) —Queensland
* "Bavia papakula " Strand, 1911 —Aru Islands
* "Bavia sexpunctata " (Doleschall, 1859) — Sumatra,Ryūkyū Islands to Australia
* "Bavia smedleyi " Reimoser, 1929 — Sumatra
* "Bavia sonsorol " Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1997 — Caroline Islands
* "Bavia thorelli " Simon, 1901 —Sulawesi
* "Bavia valida " (Keyserling, 1882) — Queensland,Gilbert Islands "Bavia ludicra" (Keyserling, 1882) was transferred to genus "
Sandalodes " and synonymized with "Sandalodes superbus " in 2000 [Platnick 2007] .Footnotes
References
* (2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. "Malaysian Nature Society", Kuala Lumpur.
* (2007): [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html The world spider catalog] , version 8.0. "American Museum of Natural History".Further reading
* (1929): Spolia Mentawiensa: Araneae. "The Bulletin of the Raffles Museum" 2:125-133 [http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/02/02brm125-133.pdf PDF] (description of "B. smedleyi" and how it is distinct from several similar species)
External links
* Salticidae.org: [http://salticidae.org/salticid/diagnost/bavia/bavia.htm Diagnostic drawings and photographs]
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