Xuriella Explained

Xuriella is a small genus of spiders in the jumping spider family, Salticidae.

The female of Heliophanus pygmaeus was incorrectly associated with the male of X. prima. Both species are beetle-like in appearance. Beetle mimicry is rather common in spiders (including salticids), and has probably developed independently several times.^[1]

Species

• Xuriella marmorea Wesolowska & van Harten, 2007 — Yemen
• Xuriella prima Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 — Tanzania

References

• (2004): A redescription of Heliophanus pygmaeus Wesolowska et Russel-Smith, 2000, a small beetle-like salticid from Africa (Araneae: Salticidae). Genus 15(2): 275-280. PDF
• (2009): The world spider catalog, version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History.

External links

• Salticidae.org: Photographs of X. marmorea
• Salticidae.org: Diagnostic drawings of X. prima

Notes and References

1. Wesolowska 2004