Edwardsya
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| Edwardsya | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Edwardsya Bustamante[1] |
| Type species | |
| Edwardsya simoni | |
| Species | |
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Edwardsya is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae. It was first described in 2016 by Ruiz & Bustamante. As of 2017[update], it contains 2 species, both from Brazil.[1] The genus is placed in subtribe Freyina,[2] part of the Salticoida clade in the subfamily Salticinae.[3]