Xuriella is a genus of spiders in the jumping spider family, Salticidae with two described species.
The female of Heliophanus pygmaeus was incorrectly associated with the male of X. prima. Both species are beetle-like in appearance. Beetle mimicry is rather common in spiders (including salticids), and has probably developed independently several times.
Species , this genus includes two species:
Xuriella marmorea Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – Yemen Xuriella prima Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa (type species)
Notes
References (2004): A redescription of Heliophanus pygmaeus Wesolowska et Russel-Smith, 2000, a small beetle-like salticid from Africa (Araneae: Salticidae). Genus 15(2): 275-280. PDF
External links
Salticidae.org: Photographs of X. marmorea Salticidae.org: Diagnostic drawings of X. prima