Bavia
Bavia is a genus of jumping spiders.Description
Bavia species are around long in both sexes. Species of this genus are slender with long legs.Habits
Bavia is often found on the leaves of shrubs or lower tree branches.Distribution
Bavia is distributed throughout the Australasian region, with one isolated species found in Madagascar.Species
- Bavia aericeps Simon, 1877 – Malaysia to Australia, Pacific Islands
- Bavia albolineata Peckham & Peckham, 1885 – Madagascar
- Bavia annamita Simon, 1903 – Vietnam
- Bavia capistrata – Malaysia
- Bavia decorata – Sumatra
- Bavia fedor Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1997 – Caroline Islands
- Bavia gabrieli Barrion, 2000 – Philippines
- Bavia hians – Sumatra
- Bavia modesta – Queensland
- Bavia papakula Strand, 1911 – Aru Islands
- Bavia sexpunctata – Sumatra, Ryūkyū Islands to Australia
- Bavia smedleyi Reimoser, 1929 – Sumatra
- Bavia sonsorol Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1997 – Caroline Islands
- Bavia thorelli Simon, 1901 – Sulawesi
- Bavia valida – Queensland, Gilbert Islands
Bavia ludicra was transferred to genus Sandalodes and synonymized with Sandalodes superbus in 2000.Footnotes
