Chrysilla is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1887. Several species formerly placed here were transferred to Phintella, and vice versa. Females are long, and males are long. The genus is Persian, derived from the Greek .
Species it contains ten species, found only in Africa, Asia, and New South Wales: Chrysilla acerosa Wang & Zhang, 2012 – China Chrysilla albens Dyal, 1935 – Pakistan Chrysilla deelemani Prószyński & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2010 – Indonesia (Lombok) Chrysilla delicata Thorell, 1892 – Myanmar Chrysilla doriae Thorell, 1890 – Indonesia (Sumatra) Chrysilla guineensis (Wesolowska & Wiśniewski, 2013) – Guinea Chrysilla kolosvaryi Caporiacco, 1947 – East Africa Chrysilla lauta Thorell, 1887 (type) – Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Taiwan Chrysilla pilosa (Karsch, 1878) – Australia (New South Wales) Chrysilla volupe (Karsch, 1879) – Sri Lanka, India, Bhutan, Pakistan
References
External links Salticidae.org: Diagnostic drawings and photographs Photograph of C. lauta