Apricia jovialis (syn.: Ocrisiona jovialis), known as the jovial jumper is a small species of jumping spider found in Australia. This dark spider with yellow bands is often seen sheltering on tree bark.[1][2]
Apricia jovialis | |
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Jovial jumper on Sydney red gum bark at Elvina Bay, Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Apricia |
Species: | A. jovialis
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Binomial name | |
Apricia jovialis (L.Koch 1879)
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References
edit- ^ Ron Atkinson. "Ocrisiona jovialis". Find a Spider Guide for South East Queensland. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ World Spider Catalogue. "Ocrisiona jovialis (L. Koch, 1879)". Retrieved 5 January 2016.