Paracyrba

Paracyrba is a genus of jumping spiders found only in Malaysia. It contains only one species, Paracyrba wanlessi. Its microhabitat are the water-filled hollow internodes of decaying bamboo, where it preys on aquatic animals, especially mosquito larvae. Paracyrba wanlessi and Evarcha culicivora, another jumping spider, are the only two spiders that have been experimentally studied and considered mosquito specialists, though the former preys on both adult and juvenile mosquitoes while the latter preys only on adult mosquitoes. In general only one specimen is found per occupied bamboo internode.