Astia

Astia is a monotypic genus of Australian jumping spiders containing the single species, Astia hariola. It was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1879,[2] and is only found in New South Wales and Queensland. [1] They are noticeable by the patterns on the dorsal surface of the abdomen that are either a creamy white or orange pale patch. [3]

This article is about jumping spiders. For other uses, see Astia (disambiguation).

Astia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Astia
L. Koch, 1879[1]
Species:
A. hariola
Binomial name
Astia hariola
L. Koch, 1879

References
  1. "Gen. Astia L. Koch, 1879". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  2. Koch, L. (1879). Die Arachniden Australiens nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Vol. 1 part 25. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. pp. 1101–1156 [1152].
  3. Fred R. Wanless (1988) A revision of the spider group Astieae (Araneae: Salticidae) in the Australian region, New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 15:1, 81-172, DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1988.10422611


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