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
Species

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, 2023Bolivia
  • Flurica sikimira Perger & Rubio, 2022 – Bolivia

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c "Gen. Flurica Perger & Rubio, 2022". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-22.