Icius minimus is a species of jumping spider in the genus Icius that lives in Ethiopia near hot springs and lakes. It is a small spider, with a cephalothorax between 1.5 and 2.3 mm (0.059 and 0.091 in) long and an abdomen between 1.8 and 3.3 mm (0.071 and 0.130 in) long. The male is smaller than the female, as is recalled in the species name. The spider is similar to the related Icius pulchellus but has a distinctive pattern on the abdomen. The male abdomen is brown with two white stripes fringed with black lines. The female has a large white patch and a pattern of wide stripes, mostly interrupted. The male tibial apophysis is also unusual, being short and shaped like a spatula. The female has longer receptacles than other spiders in the genus. The spider was first described in 2008 by Wanda Wesołowska and Beata Tomasiewicz.

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