Nicylla sundevall: The only member of the genus Nicylla found in Sumatra

I spot another jumping spider, and this one I caught around mid-June east of my town, Lhokseumawe. I'm pretty sure this is another type of jumping spider I've never seen in the past.

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Based on the spider's characteristics, I'm fairly certain it's a Nicylla sundevall, the only species of the genus Nicylla found in Sumatra, as first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1890.

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The jumping spider is black with shimmering blue stripes on its head and four front legs, while half of the four rear legs are transparent. Blue stripes in a V-shape are found on its abdomen. With its two longer front legs, I'm confident that the spider is a male.


These photos are my own, taken with POCO X3 NFC smartphone + external macro lens.



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