Viciria

Viciria
Male V. praemandibularis
V. pavesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Viciria
Thorell, 1877[1]
Type species
V. pavesii
Thorell, 1877
Species

21, see text

Synonyms[1]

Viciria is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1877.[3]

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.[4]

Distribution

Like Telamonia, Viciria is found in Africa and Asia.

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes 21 species:[1]

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

Transitions

Following species were transferred to other genera.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Viciria Thorell, 1877". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  2. ^ a b Prószyński, J. (1984). "Remarks on Viciria and Telamonia (Araneae, Salticidae)". Annales Zoologici, Warszawa. 37: 420.
  3. ^ Thorell, T. (1877). "Studi sui Ragni Malesi e Papuani. I. Ragni di Selebes raccolti nel 1874 dal Dott. O. Beccari". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 10: 341–637.
  4. ^ Murphy & Murphy 2000: 301
  • Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
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