Biology:Flurica

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Flurica is a genus of ant-mimicking spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders).[1]

Distribution

Flurica is endemic to Bolivia.[1]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of the closely related genera Fluda and Erica.[2]

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes two species:[1]

  • Flurica amazonica Perger, Metzner, Höfer & Rubio, 2023 – Bolivia
  • Flurica sikimira Perger & Rubio, 2022 – Bolivia

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Gen. Flurica Perger & Rubio, 2022". World Spider Catalog. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/lsid/urn%3Alsid%3Anmbe.ch%3Aspidergen%3A05472. Retrieved 2026-01-22. 
  2. Perger, R.; Rubio, G. D. (2022). "A new genus of jumping spider from the Bolivian Yungas forest, a new country record for Erica eugenia Peckham & Peckham, 1892, and notes on turtle ant mimicry (Araneae: Salticidae: Simonellini)". Arachnology 19: 574-549. doi:10.13156/arac.2022.19.2.574. 

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