Bavia

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Bavia is a genus of jumping spiders.

Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
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Bavia
B. sexpunctata male and female
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Bavia
Simon, 1877[1]
Type species
Bavia aericeps
Simon, 1877
Species

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Description

Bavia species are around 6 to 11 millimetres (0.24 to 0.43 in) long in both sexes. Species of this genus are slender with long legs.[2]

Habits

Bavia is often found on the leaves of shrubs or lower tree branches.[2]

Distribution

Bavia is distributed throughout the Australasian region, with one isolated species found in Madagascar.

Species

As of January 2021, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]

Bavia ludicra (Keyserling, 1882) was transferred to genus Sandalodes and synonymized with Sandalodes superbus in 2000.[3]

The name "Bavia kairali" has been used for a species found in India, but the name was not recognized by the World Spider Catalog as of January 2021.[1]

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