In synonymy:
Acompse L. Koch, 1879 = Bavia Simon, 1877 (Simon in Keyserling, 1883b: 1477)

type Bavia aericeps Simon, 1877; gender feminine

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Acompse L. Koch, 1879a: 1145 (type A. suavis L. Koch, 1879 = Bavia aericeps Simon, 1877) by Simon, in Keyserling, 1883b: 1877.

Transferred to other genera:
Bavia annamita Simon, 1903 -- see Indopadilla
Bavia exilis Cao & Li, 2016 -- see Padillothorax
Bavia insularis Malamel, Sankaran & Sebastian, 2015 -- see Indopadilla
Bavia kahariana Prószyński & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2013 -- see Indopadilla
Bavia ludicra (Keyserling, 1882) -- see Sandalodes
Bavia modesta (Keyserling, 1883) -- see Nungia
Bavia papakula Strand, 1911 -- see Nungia
Bavia smedleyi Reimoser, 1929 -- see Maripanthus
Bavia sonsorol Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1997 -- see Indopadilla
Bavia suhartoi Prószyński & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2013 -- see Indopadilla
Bavia thorelli Simon, 1901 -- see Indopadilla

In synonymy:
Bavia dulcinervis (L. Koch, 1879) = Bavia sexpunctata (Doleschall, 1859) (Simon, 1905c: 70).
Bavia suavis (L. Koch, 1879, T from Acompse) = Bavia aericeps Simon, 1877 (Simon, in Keyserling, 1883b: 1477).

Nomen nudum:
Bavia kairali Sebastian, Sudhikumar, Mathew & Samson, in Sebastian & Peter, 2009: 284, 529, pl. 97 (mf, India) -- Sebastian & Peter, 2009, description is invalid as no deposition of the types is stated, see ICZN Article 16.4.2.

Bavia aericeps Simon, 1877b: 61 (Dm).
Acompse suavis L. Koch, 1879a: 1146, pl. 99, f. 6-7 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:055220].
Bavia aericeps Simon, in Keyserling, 1883b: 1877 (S of Acompse suavis).
Bavia aericeps Peckham & Peckham, 1894a: 99, pl. 9, f. 4 (m).
Bavia aericeps Simon, 1901a: 470, f. 529-531 (m).
Bavia aericeps Chrysanthus, 1968: 51, f. 7-11 (mf).
Bavia aericeps Prószyński, 1984a: 13 (m).
Bavia aericeps Żabka, 1988: 432, f. 29-36 (mf).
Bavia aericeps Davies & Żabka, 1989: 206, pl. 13 (mf).
Bavia aericeps Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1997: 117, f. 31-34, 45 (mf).
Bavia aericeps Prószyński, 2017b: 15, f. 4M (mf).
Bavia aericeps Maddison et al., 2020b: 42, f. 36-41 (mf).

Bavia albo-lineata Peckham & Peckham, 1885a: 39, pl. 1, f. 9 (Dm).
Cynapes albolineatus Simon, 1901a: 467.
Bavia albolineata Wanless, 1979b: 67 (Tm from Cynapes).
Bavia albolineata Maddison et al., 2020b: 91 (incertae sedis).

Maevia capistrata C. L. Koch, 1846: 76, f. 1331 (Dm).
Bavia capistrata Żabka, 1988: 435, f. 37-39 (m, removed from S of Evarcha flavocincta).
Bavia capistrata Cao, Li & Żabka, 2016: 51, f. 5A-D, 6A-E (m, Df).
Bavia cf. capistrata Maddison et al., 2020b: 42, f. 29, 42-53 (mf).

Marptusa decorata Thorell, 1890c: 161 (Df).
Bavia decorata Simon, 1901a: 461.
Bavia decorata Maddison et al., 2020b: 91 (incertae sedis).

Bavia fedor Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1997: 119, f. 39-42, 47 (Dmf).

Bavia gabrieli Barrion, 2000: 54, f. 1-24 (Dmf).

Marptusa hians Thorell, 1890c: 161 (Df).
Bavia hians Simon, 1901a: 461.
Bavia hians Maddison et al., 2020b: 91 (incertae sedis).

Plexippus intermedius Karsch, 1880c: 399 (Dm).
Plexippus intermedius Roewer, 1955c: 1634 (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubium).
Bavia intermedia Prószyński, 2009b: 155, f. 7-9 (m, T from Plexippus).

Epidelaxia maurerae Freudenschuss & Seiter, 2016: 88, f. 8-13 (Df).
Bavia maurerae Maddison, in Maddison et al., 2020b: 42 (T from Epidelaxia).

Bavia nessagyna Maddison, in Maddison et al., 2020b: 44, f. 5-6, 13, 21, 64-75 (Dmf).

Plexippus planiceps Karsch, 1880c: 399 (Df).
Plexippus planiceps Roewer, 1955c: 1635 (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubium).
Bavia planiceps Prószyński, 2009b: 155, f. 10-11 (f, T from Plexippus).

Salticus sexpunctatus Doleschall, 1859: 24, pl. 4, f. 8 (Dm).
Marptusa sexpunctata Thorell, 1878b: 224 (Df).
Acompse dulcinervis L. Koch, 1879a: 1149, pl. 100, f. 1-2 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:055221].
Bavia sexpunctata Simon, 1905c: 70 (S of Bavia dulcinervis).
Bavia sexpunctata Reimoser, 1934b: 501.
Bavia sexpunctata Prószyński, 1984a: 13 (mf).
Bavia sexpunctata Żabka, 1988: 436, f. 40-45 (mf).
Bavia sexpunctata Tanikawa, 1993a: 13, f. 1-7 (mf).
Bavia sexpunctata Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1997: 118, f. 35-38, 46 (mf).
Bavia sexpunctata Ono, Ikeda & Kono, 2009: 574, f. 154-158 (mf).
Bavia sexpunctata Ikeda & Nakajima, 2014: 35, f. 1-3 (f).
Bavia sexpunctata Edwards, 2015: 79, f. 39G-H (m).
Bavia sexpunctata Rio & Matsumoto, 2020: 85, f. 5-6 (f).
Bavia sexpunctata Maddison et al., 2020b: 42, f. 54-63 (mf).
Bavia sexpunctata Tam, 2021: 1, f. 1-8 (mf).

Bavia sinoamerica Lei & Peng, 2011: 218, f. 1-4 (Dm).
Bavia sinoamerica Maddison et al., 2020b: 91 (incertae sedis).

Acompse valida Keyserling, 1882: 1371, pl. 116, f. 3-4 (Dmf).
Bavia valida Simon, 1901a: 462.