Cyrba algerina
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Cyrba |
| Species: | C. algerina
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyrba algerina Lucas, 1846
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Cyrba algerina, the Algerian jumping spider, is a species of jumping spider in the subfamily Spartaeinae.[1][2] Females grow to 4.2 to 6 millimeters, males 3.5 to 4 millimeters in size. It is the only species of Cyrba found in Europe.[3]
Ecology
Cyrba algerina is araneophagic and feeds on web-building spiders, but given a lengthy enough fasting period it will practice entomophagy.[4] It has also displayed web-invading kleptoparasitism and oophagy.[5]
References
- ^ "Cyrba algerina (Lucas, 1846)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "Algerian Jumping Spider (Cyrba algerina)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "Cyrba algerina (Lucas, 1846)". Jumping spiders of the world. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ Jackson, R. R. D. and Li (1 January 1998). "Prey Preferences and Visual Discrimination Ability of Cyrba Algerina, an Araneophagic Jumping Spider (araneae: Salticidae) with Primitive Retinae". Israel Journal of Zoology. 44 (2). doi:10.1080/00212210.1998.10688945.
- ^ Jackson, R. R. D. (1 April 1990). "Predatory versatility and intraspecific interactions of Cyrba algerina and Cyrba ocellata, web-invading spartaeine jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 17 (2). doi:10.1080/03014223.1990.10422593.