---
title: "Jovial jumping spider"
description: "Apricia jovialis — Insectos y arañas. Apricia jovialis (syn.: Ocrisiona jovialis), known as the jovial jumper is a small species of jumping spider found in Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/jovial-jumping-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Jovial jumping spider

> Apricia jovialis — Insectos y arañas. Apricia jovialis (syn.: Ocrisiona jovialis), known as the jovial jumper is a small species of jumping spider found in Australia.

- Scientific name: *Apricia jovialis*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3114
- Wikidata: [Q25935082](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25935082)
- iNaturalist taxon: [553129](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/553129)

## Names

- en: Jovial jumping spider

## Countries with the most observations

AU (3022)

## Summary

Apricia jovialis (syn.: Ocrisiona jovialis), known as the jovial jumper is a small species of jumping spider found in Australia. This dark spider with yellow bands is often seen sheltering on tree bark.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apricia_jovialis

## Photo

![Jovial jumping spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/jovial-jumping-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: julie burgher · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/259610608

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/jovial-jumping-spider?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).