''Agorius'' is a genus of spiders 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 spi ...

). 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 Agor ...

'' (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 rec ...

'') are separated as a genus group, sometimes called

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...

Agoriinae but more recently downranked to tribe 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 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 and Sabah. 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'', another good

ant mimic Ant mimicry or myrmecomorphy is mimicry of ants by other organisms. Ants are abundant all over the world, and potential predators that rely on vision to identify their prey, such as birds and wasps, normally avoid them, because they are either un ...

, but can be distinguished from it by having no large, forward-pointing chelicerae, and is not found on vegetation above the ground, but only in rain forest leaf litter. ''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 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,

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* ''

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 * ''

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, Lombok * ''

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 – Malaysia, Singapore * '' Agorius formicinus'' Simon, 1903 –

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* ''

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 –

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* ''

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 – Philippines * ''

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 –

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References

External links

* Salticidae.org
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