Leaping Northern Jumping Spider

Bavia aericeps

"Bavia aericeps" is the type species of the jumping spider genus "Bavia". In its distribution range it is the most commonly found species of its genus.
Jumping Spider - Bavia aericeps - female  Australia,Bavia aericeps,Geotagged,Summer,Trite planiceps

Appearance

The cephalothorax is brown, with some white hairs and patches, a darker eye region and black eye surrounds. The long opisthosoma is also brown, with dark brown patches and small white dots running along its length in males, and a broad median yellow stripe in females. The slender legs are yellowish-brown with dark brown femora, with the exception of the first pair, which is long, robust, and held in a way resembling a scorpion.

Distribution

"Bavia aericeps" is found from Malaysia to Australia, and on several Pacific Islands.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilySalticidae
GenusBavia
SpeciesB. aericeps
Photographed in
Australia