 The type species for the genus was described by Ludwig Koch (1879) as "Marptusa elegan"s, transferred to "Ocrisiona" by Eugène Simon (1901) then placed into "Abracadabrella" by Marek Żabka (1991).Specimens have been collected on or under Eucalyptus bark, or on vegetation.They are small to medium, flattish jumping spiders with large, bulging, black-shiny 'eyes' on the rear of the abdomen, apparently to mimic flies.