| Bavia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| B. sexpunctata male and female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Bavia Simon, 1877 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Bavia aericeps Simon, 1877 | |
| Species | |
Bavia is a genus of jumping spiders.
Bavia species are around 6 to 11 millimetres (0.24 to 0.43 in) long in both sexes. Species of this genus are slender with long legs. [2]
Bavia is often found on the leaves of shrubs or lower tree branches. [2]
Bavia is distributed throughout the Australasian region, with one isolated species found in Madagascar.
As of January 2021 [update] , the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species: [1]
Bavia ludicra(Keyserling, 1882) was transferred to genus Sandalodes and synonymized with Sandalodes superbus in 2000. [3]
The name " Bavia kairali " has been used for a species found in India, but the name was not recognized by the World Spider Catalog as of January 2021 [update] . [1]
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