Afraflacilla
Sign in to saveAfraflacilla is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Most species are distributed in Eastern to Northern Africa (including the Middle East) and Australia, with two species (A. epiblemoides and A. tarajalis) found in Europe.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilySalticidae
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- ''Afraflacilla'' in Australia
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Species
- References
Afraflacilla is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Most species are distributed in Eastern to Northern Africa (including the Middle East) and Australia, with two species (A. epiblemoides and A. tarajalis) found in Europe.
Spiders in this genus can produce sounds by rubbing a part of its leg against the head, using specialized structures, a process called stridulation. Some African species, both adults and juveniles, use their stridulatory organs for social communal behaviour.