Eugène-simon
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Icius
Striking Jumping Spiders
Icius is a genus of jumping spiders (Salticidae) established by Eugène Simon in 1876. The genus contains 49 recognized species as of October 2025 and has been assigned the common name "Striking Jumping Spiders." It exhibits an almost cosmopolitan distribution, with particular prevalence in Europe and records extending across Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Recent taxonomic work has focused on morphological characterization of individual species, including detailed scanning electron microscopy of reproductive structures.