Viciria

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

, this genus includes 21 species:

• Viciria albolimbata <small>Simon, 1885</small> – Indonesia (Sumatra)
• Viciria arrogans <small>G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1907</small> – Malaysia (Borneo)
• Viciria chrysophaea <small>Simon, 1903</small> – Gabon
• Viciria concolor <small>G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1907</small> – Malaysia (Borneo)
• Viciria detrita <small>Strand, 1922</small> – Indonesia (Sumatra)
• Viciria diademata <small>Simon, 1902</small> – India
• Viciria epileuca <small>Simon, 1903</small> – Gabon
• Viciria flavipes <small>G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903</small> – South Africa
• Viciria flavolimbata <small>Simon, 1909</small> – Guinea-Bissau
• Viciria lucida <small>G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1907</small> – Malaysia (Borneo)
• Viciria minima <small>Reimoser, 1934</small> – India
• Viciria miranda <small>G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1907</small> – Malaysia (Borneo)
• Viciria moesta <small>G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1907</small> – Malaysia (Borneo)
• Viciria pallens <small>Thorell, 1877</small> – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
• Viciria paludosa <small>G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1907</small> – Malaysia (Borneo)
• Viciria pavesii <small>Thorell, 1877</small> – Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia (type species)
• Viciria petulans <small>G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1907</small> – Malaysia (Borneo)
• Viciria polysticta <small>Simon, 1902</small> – Sri Lanka
• Viciria rhinoceros <small>van Hasselt, 1894</small> – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
• Viciria scintillans <small>Simon, 1909</small> – West Africa
• Viciria semicoccinea <small>Simon, 1902</small> – Indonesia (Java)

Transitions

Following species were transferred to other genera.

• Viciria alba - to Evarcha
• Viciria albocincta - to Vicirionessa
• Viciria alboguttata - to Epeus
• Viciria besanconi - to Vicirionessa
• Viciria bombycina - to Telamonia
• Viciria caprina - to Telamonia
• Viciria chabanaudi - to Vicirionessa
• Viciria diatreta - to Proszynskia
• Viciria dimidiata - to Telamonia
• Viciria elegans - to Telamonia
• Viciria equestris - to Vicirionessa
• Viciria flavobilineata - to Epeus
• Viciria flavocincta - to Evarcha
• Viciria formosa - to Telamonia
• Viciria fuscimana - to Vicirionessa
• Viciria hasselti - to Telamonia
• Viciria jeanneli - to Malloneta
• Viciria lawrencei - to Hyllus
• Viciria longiuscula - to Hyllus
• Viciria lupula - to Thyene
• Viciria mondoni - to Malloneta
• Viciria monodi - to Vicirionessa
• Viciria morigera - to Vicirionessa
• Viciria mustela - to Vicirionessa
• Viciria niveimana - to Vicirionessa
• Viciria ocellata - to Thyene
• Viciria parmata - to Vicirionessa
• Viciria peckhamorum - to Vicirionessa
• Viciria prenanti - to Vicirionessa
• Viciria signata - to Telamonia
• Viciria sponsa - to Telamonia
• Viciria tener - to Epeus
• Viciria terebrifera - to Telamonia
• Viciria tergina - to Vicirionessa
• Viciria thoracica - to Hyllus
• Viciria viciriaeformis - to Thyene

References

• (2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.

External links

• Salticidae.org: Photograph of Viciria sp.
• Photograph of V. praemandibularis with eggs