Flurica
| Flurica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Flurica Perger & Rubio, 2022[1] |
| Type species | |
| F. sikimira Perger & Rubio, 2022
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| Species | |
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2, see text | |
Flurica is a genus of ant-mimicking spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders).[2]
Distribution
Flurica is endemic to Bolivia.[2]
Etymology
The genus name is a combination of the closely related genera Fluda and Erica.[1]
Species
As of January 2026, this genus includes two species:[2]
- Flurica amazonica Perger, Metzner, Höfer & Rubio, 2023 – Bolivia
- Flurica sikimira Perger & Rubio, 2022 – Bolivia
References
- ^ a b Perger, R.; Rubio, G. D. (2022). "A new genus of jumping spider from the Bolivian Yungas forest, a new country record for Erica eugenia Peckham & Peckham, 1892, and notes on turtle ant mimicry (Araneae: Salticidae: Simonellini)". Arachnology. 19: 574–549. doi:10.13156/arac.2022.19.2.574.
- ^ a b c "Gen. Flurica Perger & Rubio, 2022". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-22.