Epocilla

Epocilla is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1887. The name comes from (Epocillus), a soldier of Alexander the Great.

==Species== it contains twelve species, found in Asia, Mauritius, on the Seychelles, and Hawaii: Epocilla aura (Dyal, 1935) – Pakistan, India Epocilla aurantiaca (Simon, 1885) – India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Malaysia, Vietnam Epocilla blairei Żabka, 1985 – China, Vietnam Epocilla calcarata (Karsch, 1880) – India, China to Indonesia (Sulawesi). Introduced to Seychelles, United States (Hawaii) Epocilla chimakothiensis Jastrzebski, 2007 – Bhutan Epocilla femoralis Simon, 1901 – Indonesia (Sumatra) Epocilla innotata Thorell, 1895 – Myanmar Epocilla mauriciana Simon, 1901 – Mauritius Epocilla picturata Simon, 1901 – China Epocilla praetextata Thorell, 1887 – India, Bhutan, China, Myanmar to Indonesia (Java) Epocilla sirohi Caleb, Chatterjee, Tyagi, Kundu & Kumar, 2017 – India Epocilla xylina Simon, 1906 – India