| Bavia aericeps | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Bavia |
| Species: | B. aericeps |
| Binomial name | |
| Bavia aericeps Simon, 1877 | |
| Synonyms | |
Acompse suavis | |
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.
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. [1]
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