Gavarilla

Gavarilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Sitticinae
Genus: Gavarilla
Ruiz & Brescovit, 2006
Diversity
2 species

Gavarilla is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders), found in Brazil. Both described species were first described in 2006.

Description

Females are 3.5 to 5 mm (0.14 to 0.20 in) long, with males 3 to 4 mm (0.12 to 0.16 in).

Species

  • Gavarilla arretada Ruiz & Brescovit, 2006 – Brazil (Maranhão)
  • Gavarilla ianuzziae Ruiz & Brescovit, 2006 – Brazil (Sergipe)

References

  • Ruiz, Gustavo R.S. & Brescovit, Antonio D. (2006): Gavarilla, a new genus of jumping spider from Brazil, and description of two new species of the genera Capeta Ruiz & Brescovit and Amatorculus Ruiz & Brescovit (Araneae, Salticidae, Sitticinae). PDF
  • Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 9.0. American Museum of Natural History.
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