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Apricia
"Apricia jovialis"
Apricia jovialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Apricia
Richardson, 2016 [1]
Type species
Apricia jovialis
Species

Apricia is a genus of spiders in the jumping spider family Salticidae. It was first described in 2016 by Richardson. [1] [2] As of 2017, it contains 3 species, all from Australia. [1]

Richardson placed the genus in the Salticoida clade of the subfamily Salticinae (tribe Viciriini). [2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Apricia Richardson, 2016". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  2. ^ a b Richardson, B.J. (2016). "New genera, new species and redescriptions of Australian jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)". Zootaxa. 4114 (5): 501–560. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4114.5.1. PMID  27395145.