Chumma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Amaurobiidae |
Genus: |
Chumma Jocqué, 2001 [1] |
Type species | |
C. inquieta Jocqué, 2001
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Species | |
9, see text | |
Chumma is a genus of African tangled nest spiders first described by Rudy Jocqué in 2001. They are small, three-clawed spiders with a strong dorsal scutum. They have no fovea, and the posterior and median spinnerets are reduced. The males of C. gastroperforata have two pairs of abdominal pockets that play a role in mating. [2] This genus was initially placed in the family Chummidae, but the World Spider Catalog places it in Amaurobiidae. [1]
As of April 2019 [update] it contains nine species in South Africa and neighboring countries: [1]
Chumma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Amaurobiidae |
Genus: |
Chumma Jocqué, 2001 [1] |
Type species | |
C. inquieta Jocqué, 2001
| |
Species | |
9, see text | |
Chumma is a genus of African tangled nest spiders first described by Rudy Jocqué in 2001. They are small, three-clawed spiders with a strong dorsal scutum. They have no fovea, and the posterior and median spinnerets are reduced. The males of C. gastroperforata have two pairs of abdominal pockets that play a role in mating. [2] This genus was initially placed in the family Chummidae, but the World Spider Catalog places it in Amaurobiidae. [1]
As of April 2019 [update] it contains nine species in South Africa and neighboring countries: [1]