Epocilla

Epocilla
female E. calcarata from Hong Kong
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Heliophaninae
Genus:	Epocilla Thorell, 1887
Type species
Epocilla praetextata Thorell, 1887
Species
see text
Diversity
10 species

Epocilla is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). These spiders are primarily natives of southeast Asia. As most jumping spiders, they hunt prey by jumping, secured to a location by a thread of silk.

The genus name comes from Ἐπόκιλλος (Epocillus), a soldier of Alexander the Great.

Species

female Epocilla from Hong Kong

• Epocilla aurantiaca (Simon, 1885) — India to Malaysia
• Epocilla blairei Zabka, 1985 — China, Vietnam
• Epocilla calcarata (Karsch, 1880) — China to Sulawesi, Seychelles, Hawaii
• Epocilla chimakothiensis Jastrzebski, 2007 — Bhutan
• Epocilla femoralis Simon, 1901 — Sumatra
• Epocilla innotata Thorell, 1895 — Myanmar
• Epocilla mauriciana Simon, 1901 — Mauritius
• Epocilla picturata Simon, 1901 — China
• Epocilla praetextata Thorell, 1887 — Myanmar to Java
• Epocilla xylina Simon, 1906 — India

References

• Tamerlan Thorell:
  • 1892: Studi sui ragni Malesi e Papuani. IV, 2. Ann. Mus. civ. stor. nat. Genova 31: 1-490.
  • 1895: Descriptive catalogue of the spiders of Burma
• Platnick, Norman I. (2009): The world spider catalog, version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History.

External links

• Genus description