''Viciria'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

jumping spiders Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping spi ...

that was first described by

Tamerlan Thorell Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell (3 May 1830 – 22 December 1901) was a Sweden, Swedish arachnologist. Thorell studied spiders with Giacomo Doria at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale de Genoa. He corresponded with other arachnologists, such as Oc ...

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 The opisthosoma is the posterior part of the body in some arthropods, behind the prosoma (cephalothorax). It is a distinctive feature of the subphylum Chelicerata (arachnids, horseshoe crabs and others). Although it is similar in most respects to a ...

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.Murphy & Murphy 2000: 301

Distribution

Like ''Telamonia'', ''Viciria'' is found in

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

and

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

Species

it contains twenty-one species: * '' Viciria albolimbata'' Simon, 1885 —

Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...

* '' Viciria arrogans''

Peckham & Peckham George Williams Peckham (March 23, 1845 – January 10, 1914) and Elizabeth Maria Gifford Peckham (December 19, 1854 – February 11, 1940) were a married couple who were early American teachers, taxonomists, ethologists, arachno ...

, 1907 —

Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and eas ...

* ''

Viciria chrysophaea ''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, thi ...

'' Simon, 1903 —

Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...

* '' Viciria concolor'' Peckham & Peckham, 1907 — Borneo * '' Viciria detrita'' Strand, 1922 — Sumatra * ''

Viciria diademata ''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, thi ...

'' Simon, 1902 —

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

* ''

Viciria epileuca ''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, thi ...

'' Simon, 1903 — Gabon * ''

Viciria flavipes ''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, thi ...

'' Peckham & Peckham, 1903 —

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

* ''

Viciria flavolimbata ''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, thi ...

'' Simon, 1910 —

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ) ...

* ''

Viciria lucida ''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, thi ...

'' Peckham & Peckham, 1907 — Borneo * ''

Viciria minima ''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, thi ...

'' Reimoser, 1934 —

* ''

Viciria miranda ''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, thi ...

'' Peckham & Peckham, 1907 — Borneo * '' Viciria moesta'' Peckham & Peckham, 1907 — Borneo * '' Viciria pallens'' Thorell, 1877 —

Sulawesi Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Ar ...

* '' Viciria paludosa'' Peckham & Peckham, 1907 — Borneo * '' Viciria pavesii'' Thorell, 1877 —

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

* '' Viciria petulans'' Peckham & Peckham, 1907 — Borneo * '' Viciria polysticta'' Simon, 1902 —

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

* '' Viciria rhinoceros'' Hasselt, 1894 — Sulawesi * '' Viciria scintillans'' Simon, 1910 —

West Africa West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Maurit ...

* '' Viciria semicoccinea'' Simon, 1902 —

Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's List ...

Transitions

Following species were transferred to other genera. * ''Viciria alba'' - to ''

Evarcha ''Evarcha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world. Habitat These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, resting i ...

'' * ''Viciria albocincta'' - to '' Vicirionessa'' * ''Viciria alboguttata'' - to ''

Epeus ''Epeus'' is a genus of the spider family Salticidae ( jumping spiders). They are often found on broad-leaved plants or shrubs of rain forest, or in gardens of Southeast Asia.Murphy & Murphy 2000: 298f The genus is similar to '' Plexippoides ...

'' * ''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 ''

'' * ''Viciria flavocincta'' - to ''

'' * ''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 ''Thyene'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1885. It is a junior synonym of ''Mithion'', and senior synonym of Brancus, ''Paramodunda'' and ''Gangus''. Species it contains fifty-one species and on ...

'' * ''Viciria mondoni'' - to '' Malloneta'' * ''Viciria monodi'' - to '' Vicirionessa'' * ''Viciria morigera'' - to '' Vicirionessa'' * ''Viciria mustela'' - to '' Vicirionessa'' * ''Viciria niveimana'' - to '' Vicirionessa'' * ''Viciria ocellata'' - to ''

'' * ''Viciria parmata'' - to '' Vicirionessa'' * ''Viciria peckhamorum'' - to '' Vicirionessa'' * ''Viciria prenanti'' - to '' Vicirionessa'' * ''Viciria signata'' - to '' Telamonia'' * ''Viciria sponsa'' - to '' Telamonia'' * ''Viciria tener'' - to ''

'' * ''Viciria terebrifera'' - to '' Telamonia'' * ''Viciria tergina'' - to '' Vicirionessa'' * ''Viciria thoracica'' - to '' Hyllus'' * ''Viciria viciriaeformis'' - to ''

References

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

External links

* Salticidae.org
Photograph of ''Viciria'' sp.

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1720722 Salticidae Taxa named by Tamerlan Thorell Salticidae genera Spiders of Africa Spiders of Asia