| Bavia | |
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| B. sexpunctata male and female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Bavia Simon, 1877[1] |
| Type species | |
| Bavia aericeps Simon, 1877 | |
| Species | |
Bavia is a genusofjumping spiders.
Bavia species are around 6 to 11 millimetres (0.24 to 0.43 in) long in both sexes. Species of this genus are slender with long legs.[2]
Bavia is often found on the leaves of shrubs or lower tree branches.[2]
Bavia is distributed throughout the Australasian region, with one isolated species found in Madagascar.
As of January 2021[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]
Bavia ludicra (Keyserling, 1882) was transferred to genus Sandalodes and synonymized with Sandalodes superbus in 2000.[3]
The name "Bavia kairali" has been used for a species found in India, but the name was not recognized by the World Spider Catalog as of January 2021[update].[1]
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