# Agorius

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***Agorius*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [spiders](/source/Spider) in the family Salticidae ([jumping spiders](/source/Jumping_spiders)).[1] The genera *Agorius* and *[Synagelides](/source/Synagelides)* (and perhaps *[Pseudosynagelides](/source/Pseudosynagelides)*) are separated as a genus group, sometimes called [subfamily](/source/Subfamily) [Agoriinae](/source/Agoriinae) but more recently downranked to [tribe](/source/Tribe_(biology)) [Agoriini](/source/Agoriini) of the [Salticoida](/source/Salticoida) clade in subfamily [Salticinae](/source/Salticinae).[2]

## History

*Agorius* was first described by [Tamerlan Thorell](/source/Tamerlan_Thorell) in 1877.[1] No new species were described for about one hundred years, with seven new species found in the twenty-first century.[3] Undescribed species have been found in [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia) and [Sabah](/source/Sabah).[4] Several more species have been found but not yet described.[5]

## Description

Both sexes are about six to eight mm long. *Agorius* is similar to *[Myrmarachne](/source/Myrmarachne)*, another good [ant mimic](/source/Ant_mimicry), but can be distinguished from it by having no large, forward-pointing [chelicerae](/source/Chelicera), and is not found on vegetation above the ground, but only in [rain forest](/source/Rain_forest) [leaf litter](/source/Leaf_litter).[4]

*A. borneensis*, *A. formicinus*, *A. saaristoi* and *A. semirufus* are only known from male specimens; *A. cinctus*, *A. gracilipes* and *A. marieae* are only known from a female.[1]

## Species

As of April 2017, the [World Spider Catalog](/source/World_Spider_Catalog) accepts 12 species in the genus:[1]

- *[Agorius baloghi](/source/Agorius_baloghi)* Szüts, 2003 – [New Guinea](/source/New_Guinea), [New Britain](/source/New_Britain)
- *[Agorius borneensis](/source/Agorius_borneensis)* Edmunds & [Prószyński](/source/Jerzy_Pr%C3%B3szy%C5%84ski), 2001 – [Borneo](/source/Borneo)
- *[Agorius cinctus](/source/Agorius_cinctus)* Simon, 1901 – [Java](/source/Java), [Lombok](/source/Lombok)
- *[Agorius constrictus](/source/Agorius_constrictus)* Simon, 1901 – [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia), [Singapore](/source/Singapore)
- *[Agorius formicinus](/source/Agorius_formicinus)* Simon, 1903 – [Sumatra](/source/Sumatra)
- *[Agorius gracilipes](/source/Agorius_gracilipes)* Thorell, 1877 – [Sulawesi](/source/Sulawesi)
- *[Agorius kerinci](/source/Agorius_kerinci)* Prószyński, 2009 – Sumatra
- *[Agorius lindu](/source/Agorius_lindu)* Prószyński, 2009 – Sulawesi
- *[Agorius marieae](/source/Agorius_marieae)* Freudenschuss & Seiter, 2016 – [Philippines](/source/Philippines)
- *[Agorius saaristoi](/source/Agorius_saaristoi)* Prószyński, 2009 – Borneo
- *[Agorius semirufus](/source/Agorius_semirufus)* Simon, 1901 – Philippines
- *[Agorius tortilis](/source/Agorius_tortilis)* Cao & Li, 2016 – [China](/source/China)

## References

1. ["Gen. *Agorius* Thorell, 1877"](http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/2482), *World Spider Catalog*, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 25 April 2017

1. Maddison, Wayne; Li, Daiqin; Bodner, Melissa; Zhang, Junxia; Xin, Xu; Liu, Qinqing; Liu, Fengxiang (2014-09-15). "The deep phylogeny of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae)". *ZooKeys*. '***(440): 57–87. Pensoft Publishers. [Bibcode:2014ZooK..440...57M](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014ZooK..440...57M). [doi:10.3897/zookeys.440.7891](https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.440.7891). [ISSN 1313-2970](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1313-2970). [PMC 4195940](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4195940). [PMID 25317062](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25317062)***

1. Szűts, T. (2003). ["New species of *Agorius* Thorell, 1877 (Araneae: Salticidae) from New Guinea"](http://www.pedozoologia.net/PDF/Szuts2003a_ACTAZOOL.pdf). *Acta Zoologica Hungarica*. **49** (1): 61–69. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070316064234/http://www.pedozoologia.net/PDF/Szuts2003a_ACTAZOOL.pdf) 2007-03-16 at the Wayback Machine.

1. Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000). *An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia*. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Nature Society. p. 303.

1. Proszynski, J. (1997). ["Genus Agorius - Provisional Notes"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160305031255/http://salticidae.org/salticid/diagnost/agorius/agor-rem.htm). *Salticidae: Diagnostic Drawings Library*. Archived from [the original](http://salticidae.org/salticid/diagnost/agorius/agor-rem.htm) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

## Further reading

- Edmunds, M. & Prószynski, J. (2001): New species of Malaysian *Agorius* and *[Sobasina](/source/Sobasina)* (Araneae: Salticidae). *Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc.* **12**: 139-143.

## External links

- Salticidae.org: [Diagnostic drawings and photographs](https://web.archive.org/web/20120209163852/http://www.salticidae.ca/salticid/diagnost/agorius/agorius.htm)

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