''Agorius'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

spider Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species d ...

s in the family Salticidae (

jumping spiders Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping ...

). The genera ''Agorius'' and ''

Synagelides ''Synagelides'' is a genus of Asian jumping spiders that was first described by W. Bösenberg & Embrik Strand in 1906. This genus and '' Agorius'' (and perhaps ''Pseudosynagelides'') are separated as a genus group, sometimes called subfamily Ago ...

'' (and perhaps ''

Pseudosynagelides ''Pseudosynagelides'' is a spider genus of the jumping spider family, Salticidae. The genera '' Agorius'' and '' Synagelides'' (and perhaps ''Pseudosynagelides'') are separated as a genus group, sometimes called subfamily Agoriinae but more re ...

'') are separated as a genus group, sometimes called subfamily Agoriinae but more recently downranked to

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Agoriini of the

Salticoida Salticoida is an unranked clade of the jumping spider family Salticidae. It is the larger and more widespread of the two subdivisions of the "typical" jumping spiders (subfamily Salticinae), occurring effectively world-wide. Its sister clade is ...

clade in subfamily

Salticinae Salticinae is a subfamily of jumping spiders (family Salticidae). It includes over 90% of the known species of jumping spiders. The subfamily is divided into two unranked clades: Amycoida and Salticoida. Description Members of the subfamily Sa ...

History

''Agorius'' was first described by

Tamerlan Thorell Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell (3 May 1830 – 22 December 1901) was a Swedish arachnologist. Thorell studied spiders with Giacomo Doria at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale de Genoa. He corresponded with other arachnologists, such as Octavius P ...

in 1877. No new species were described for about one hundred years, with seven new species found in the twenty-first century. Undescribed species have been found in

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

and

Sabah Sabah () is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indonesia to the south. The Federal Territory ...

. Several more species have been found but not yet described.

Description

Both sexes are about six to eight mm long. ''Agorius'' is similar to ''

Myrmarachne ''Myrmarachne'' is a genus of ant-mimicking jumping spiders that was first described by W. S. MacLeay in 1839. They are commonly called antmimicking spiders, but they are not the only spiders that have this attribute. The name is a combination of ...

'', another good ant mimic, but can be distinguished from it by having no large, forward-pointing

chelicera The chelicerae () are the mouthparts of the subphylum Chelicerata, an arthropod group that includes arachnids, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders. Commonly referred to as " jaws", chelicerae may be shaped as either articulated fangs, or similarly ...

e, and is not found on vegetation above the ground, but only in

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. ''A. borneensis'', ''A. formicinus'', ''A. saaristoi'' and ''A. semirufus'' are only known from male specimens; ''A. cinctus'', ''A. gracilipes'' and ''A. marieae'' are only known from a female.

Species

As of April 2017, the

World Spider Catalog The World Spider Catalog (WSC) is an online searchable database concerned with spider taxonomy. It aims to list all accepted families, genera and species, as well as provide access to the related taxonomic literature. The WSC began as a series of ...

accepts 12 species in the genus: * ''

Agorius baloghi ''Agorius baloghi'' is a species of ant-like jumping spiders. Name The species is named in honor of Hungarian oribatid mite specialist János Balogh, who collected the specimens. Distribution ''Agorius baloghi'' occurs in New Guinea and New ...

'' Szüts, 2003 –

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torr ...

New Britain New Britain ( tpi, Niu Briten) is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from New Guinea by a northwest corner of the Solomon Sea (or with an island hop of Umboi the D ...

* ''

Agorius borneensis ''Agorius borneensis'' is an ant-like jumping spider. (2001): New species of Malaysian ''Agorius'' and ''Sobasina'' (Araneae: Salticidae). ''Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc.'' 12: 139-143. Name The species is named after Borneo, the locality where it ...

'' Edmunds & Prószyński, 2001 –

Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the List of islands by area, third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java Isl ...

* ''

Agorius cinctus ''Agorius'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). The genera ''Agorius'' and ''Synagelides'' (and perhaps ''Pseudosynagelides'') are separated as a genus group, sometimes called subfamily Agoriinae but more recently d ...

'' Simon, 1901 –

Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's mo ...

Lombok Lombok is an island in West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. It forms part of the chain of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the Lombok Strait separating it from Bali to the west and the Alas Strait between it and Sumbawa to the east. It is ...

* ''

Agorius constrictus ''Agorius constrictus'' is a species of ant mimicking jumping spider from Singapore. Description Both sexes are about 6 mm long. The orange-brown cephalothorax is about twice as long as wide, with its posterior edge forming a transverse d ...

'' Simon, 1901 –

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

* ''

Agorius formicinus ''Agorius'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). The genera ''Agorius'' and ''Synagelides'' (and perhaps ''Pseudosynagelides'') are separated as a genus group, sometimes called subfamily Agoriinae but more recently ...

'' Simon, 1903 – Sumatra * ''

Agorius gracilipes ''Agorius'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). The genera ''Agorius'' and ''Synagelides'' (and perhaps ''Pseudosynagelides'') are separated as a genus group, sometimes called subfamily Agoriinae but more recently d ...

'' Thorell, 1877 – Sulawesi * ''

Agorius kerinci ''Agorius'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). The genera ''Agorius'' and ''Synagelides'' (and perhaps ''Pseudosynagelides'') are separated as a genus group, sometimes called subfamily Agoriinae but more recently ...

'' Prószyński, 2009 – Sumatra * ''

Agorius lindu ''Agorius'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). The genera ''Agorius'' and ''Synagelides'' (and perhaps ''Pseudosynagelides'') are separated as a genus group, sometimes called subfamily Agoriinae but more recently ...

'' Prószyński, 2009 – Sulawesi * ''

Agorius marieae ''Agorius'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). The genera ''Agorius'' and ''Synagelides'' (and perhaps ''Pseudosynagelides'') are separated as a genus group, sometimes called subfamily Agoriinae but more recently ...

'' Freudenschuss & Seiter, 2016 –

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* ''

Agorius saaristoi ''Agorius'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). The genera ''Agorius'' and ''Synagelides'' (and perhaps ''Pseudosynagelides'') are separated as a genus group, sometimes called subfamily Agoriinae but more recently ...

'' Prószyński, 2009 – Borneo * '' Agorius semirufus'' Simon, 1901 – Philippines * ''

Agorius tortilis ''Agorius'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). The genera ''Agorius'' and ''Synagelides'' (and perhaps ''Pseudosynagelides'') are separated as a genus group, sometimes called subfamily Agoriinae but more recently ...

'' Cao & Li, 2016 – China

References

External links

* Salticidae.org
Diagnostic drawings and photographs
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