Epocilla
| Epocilla | |
|---|---|
| female E. calcarata from Hong Kong | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Epocilla Thorell, 1887 |
| Type species | |
| E. praetextata Thorell, 1887
| |
| Species | |
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12, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Epocilla is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1887. The name comes from Ἐπόκιλλος (Epocillus), a soldier of Alexander the Great.