Genus Zoica Simon, 1898

Type species.

Zobia parvula Thorell, 1895

Diagnosis.

Zoica can be diagnosed by the following characteristics: male opisthosoma with dorsal scutum; the gently sloping margins of the cephalic area; articulated tegular apophysis absent; lateral apophysis present; embolus thin, curved spine-like, positioned apically on the bulb and mostly covered by tegulum in ventral view; epigynum variable, often protruding scape-like posteriorly (Framenau et al. 2009).

Composition and distribution.

Twelve species are known from Australasia, southern China, India and Southeast Asia.