Viciria polysticta
Viciria polysticta is a species of jumping spider in the genus Viciria. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Etymology
The species name polysticta is derived from Greek πολύς + στικτός, meaning "many-spotted" or "with many dots", referring to the spotted pattern described in the original description.Taxonomy
Viciria polysticta was first described by Eugène Simon in 1902 based on a male specimen from Sri Lanka, then known as Ceylon. The species belongs to the genus Viciria, which was established by Tamerlan Thorell in 1877.Description
V. polysticta is a small jumping spider with males reaching approximately 6 millimeters in length. Like other members of the genus Viciria, the species has a very long, thin opisthosoma that is almost cylindrical in shape.Based on the original Latin description, the male has a dark brownish-reddish cephalothorax with pale posterior regions and distinctive white-spotted markings on the anterior part of the cephalic region that form a very broad transverse band. The abdomen is narrow and tapered, brownish-reddish above with parallel white markings on both sides. The chelicerae are nearly black with bronze-tinted appearance.