''Icius'' is a genus of
jumping spiders described by
Eugène Simon
Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4, ...
in 1876, belonging to the Order
Araneae, Family
Salticidae.
Distribution
''Icius'' is an almost cosmopolitan genus, widespread in Europe (mainly in
Belgium,
Croatia,
France,
Germany,
Italy,
Greece,
Poland,
Romania,
Portugal, southern
Russia,
Slovenia,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
,
Spain and in
The Netherlands), as well in
Asia,
Africa and in Central and South
America
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(one species, ''Icius pallidulus'' is endemic of
Micronesia).
Species
As of November 2021, the
World Spider Catalog lists the following species in the genus:
[
* '']Icius abnormis
''Icius'' is a genus of jumping spiders described by Eugène Simon in 1876, belonging to the Order Araneae, Family Salticidae.
Distribution
''Icius'' is an almost cosmopolitan genus, widespread in Europe (mainly in Belgium, Croatia, France, G ...
'' Denis, 1958 – Afghanistan
*''Icius alboterminus
''Icius'' is a genus of jumping spiders described by Eugène Simon in 1876, belonging to the Order Araneae, Family Salticidae.
Distribution
''Icius'' is an almost cosmopolitan genus, widespread in Europe (mainly in Belgium, Croatia, France, G ...
'' (Caleb, 2014) – India, Nepal
*''Icius bamboo
''Icius'' is a genus of jumping spiders described by Eugène Simon in 1876, belonging to the Order Araneae, Family Salticidae.
Distribution
''Icius'' is an almost cosmopolitan genus, widespread in Europe (mainly in Belgium, Croatia, France, G ...
'' Cao & Li, 2016 – China
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*'' Icius bilobus'' Yang & Tang, 1996 – China
* ''Icius brunellii
''Icius'' is a genus of jumping spiders described by Eugène Simon in 1876, belonging to the Order Araneae, Family Salticidae.
Distribution
''Icius'' is an almost cosmopolitan genus, widespread in Europe (mainly in Belgium, Croatia, France ...
'' Caporiacco, 1940 – Ethiopia
* '' Icius cervinus'' Simon, 1878 – Russia
* '' Icius congener'' Simon, 1871 – Western Mediterranean
* '' Icius crassipes'' Simon, 1868 – Spain, Algeria, Tunisia
* ''Icius dendryphantoides
''Icius'' is a genus of jumping spiders described by Eugène Simon in 1876, belonging to the Order Araneae, Family Salticidae.
Distribution
''Icius'' is an almost cosmopolitan genus, widespread in Europe (mainly in Belgium, Croatia, France ...
'' Strand, 1909 – South Africa
* '' Icius desertorum'' Simon, 1901 – South Africa
*''Icius fagei
''Icius'' is a genus of jumping spiders described by Eugène Simon in 1876, belonging to the Order Araneae, Family Salticidae.
Distribution
''Icius'' is an almost cosmopolitan genus, widespread in Europe (mainly in Belgium, Croatia, France ...
'' (Lessert, 1925) – Tanzania
* '' Icius glaucochirus'' ( Thorell, 1890) – Sumatra
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*'' Icius grassei'' (Berland & Millot, 1941) – Malawi, Nigeria, DR Congo
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, Kenya
* ''Icius hamatus
''Icius hamatus'' is a species of 'jumping spiders' belonging to the family Salticidae.
This species is mainly present in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Poland, Greece and Romania.
The adults of these spiders reach approximately of length. T ...
'' (C. L. Koch, 1846) – Palearctic
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The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...
*'' Icius ildefonsus'' Chamberlin, 1924 – Mexico
* '' Icius ildefonsus'' Chamberlin, 1924 – Mexico
* ''Icius inhonestus
''Icius'' is a genus of jumping spiders described by Eugène Simon in 1876, belonging to the Order Araneae, Family Salticidae.
Distribution
''Icius'' is an almost cosmopolitan genus, widespread in Europe (mainly in Belgium, Croatia, France ...
'' Keyserling Keyserling is the surname of several members of the noble House of Keyserlingk:
* Alexander Keyserling (1815–1891), Russian geologist, paleontologist, botanist and zoologist
* Eugen von Keyserling (1833–1889), German arachnologist
* Hermann ...
, 1878 – Uruguay
* '' Icius insolidus'' (Wesołowska, 1999) – Nigeria, southern Africa
*''Icius insolitus
''Icius'' is a genus of jumping spiders described by Eugène Simon in 1876, belonging to the Order Araneae, Family Salticidae.
Distribution
''Icius'' is an almost cosmopolitan genus, widespread in Europe (mainly in Belgium, Croatia, France ...
'' Alicata & Cantarella, 1994 – Algeria
*'' Icius kumariae'' Caleb, 2017 – India
* ''Icius lamellatus
''Icius'' is a genus of jumping spiders described by Eugène Simon in 1876, belonging to the Order Araneae, Family Salticidae.
Distribution
''Icius'' is an almost cosmopolitan genus, widespread in Europe (mainly in Belgium, Croatia, France ...
'' Wunderlich, 2011 – Portugal, Italy
* ''Icius mbitaensis
''Icius mbitaensis'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus '' Icius'' that lives in Kenya. It was first described in 2011 by Wanda Wesołowska. The spider lives communally in individual nests amongst other spiders and preys on insects, r ...
'' Wesołowska, 2011 – Kenya
*'' Icius minimus'' Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – Ethiopia
*'' Icius niger'' Peelle & Saito, 1933 – Kuril Islands
* ''Icius nigricaudus
''Icius nigricaudus'', the Blacktailed Icius Jumping Spider, is a species of jumping spider in the genus '' Icius'' that lives in South Africa. It was first described in 2009 by Wanda Wesołowska and Charles Haddad. The spider is small, with ...
'' Wesołowska & Haddad, 2009 – South Africa
* '' Icius ocellatus'' Pavesi, 1883 – East Africa
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Due to the historical ...
* ''Icius olokomei
''Icius olokomei'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus '' Icius'' that lives in Nigeria. It was first described in 2011 by Wanda Wesołowska and Anthony Russell-Smith. Only the female has been described. The spider is small, with a cep ...
'' Wesołowska & A. Russell-Smith, 2011 – Nigeria
* '' Icius pallidulus'' Nakatsudi, 1943 – Micronesia
* ''Icius peculiaris
''Icius peculiaris'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus '' Icius'' that lives in Ethiopia. It was first described in 2008 by Wanda Wesołowska and Beata Tomasiewicz. Only the male has been identified. The spider is small, with a cepha ...
'' Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – Ethiopia
* '' Icius pulchellus'' Haddad & Wesołowska, 2011 – South Africa
* '' Icius separatus'' Banks, 1903 – Hispaniola
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* ''Icius simoni
''Icius'' is a genus of jumping spiders described by Eugène Simon in 1876, belonging to the Order Araneae, Family Salticidae.
Distribution
''Icius'' is an almost cosmopolitan genus, widespread in Europe (mainly in Belgium, Croatia, France ...
'' Alicata & Cantarella, 1994 – Algeria
* ''Icius steeleae
''Icius'' is a genus of jumping spiders described by Eugène Simon in 1876, belonging to the Order Araneae, Family Salticidae.
Distribution
''Icius'' is an almost cosmopolitan genus, widespread in Europe (mainly in Belgium, Croatia, France ...
'' Logunov, 2004 – Sudan
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, Kenya, Uganda
* ''Icius subinermis
''Icius subinermis'' is a species of jumping spider from the Mediterranean region.Platnick 2008
Description
The two sexes have different coloration.Bellmann 1997
Biology
''Icius subinermis'' favors moist habitats, for example near streams or ...
'' Simon, 1937 – Mediterranean, Germany, Hungary, Romania. Introduced to USA
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* '' Icius testaceolineatus'' (Lucas
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People
* Lucas (surname)
* Lucas (given name)
Arts and entertainment
* Luca Family Singers, also known as "lucas ligner en torsk"
* ''Lucas'' (album) (2007), an album by Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities
* ''L ...
, 1846) – Algeria
*''Icius tukarami
''Icius'' is a genus of jumping spiders described by Eugène Simon in 1876, belonging to the Order Araneae, Family Salticidae.
Distribution
''Icius'' is an almost cosmopolitan genus, widespread in Europe (mainly in Belgium, Croatia, France ...
'' Prajapati, Kumbhar, Caleb, Sanap & Kamboj, 2021 – India
*'' Icius vikrambatrai'' Prajapati, Malamel, Sudhikumar & Sebastian, 2018 – India
* ''Icius yadongensis
''Icius'' is a genus of jumping spiders described by Eugène Simon in 1876, belonging to the Order Araneae, Family Salticidae.
Distribution
''Icius'' is an almost cosmopolitan genus, widespread in Europe (mainly in Belgium, Croatia, France ...
'' Hu, 2001 – China
References
* Simon, 1876 - Les arachnides de France, Paris, vol.3, p. 1-364
External links
Photograph of ''I. hamatus''
Fauna Europaea
Biolib
Salticidae
Salticidae genera
Taxa named by Eugène Simon
Cosmopolitan spiders
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