Zulunigma

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Zulunigma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Zulunigma
Wesolowska & Cumming, 2011[1]
Species:
Z. incognita
Binomial name
Zulunigma incognita
(Wesolowska & Haddad, 2009)

Zulunigma is a monotypic genus of South African jumping spiders containing the single species, Zulunigma incognita. It was first described by Wanda Wesołowska & M. S. Cumming in 2011,[2] and is found in South Africa.[1] It was originally called Aenigma,[3] but this name was given to at least three other animal genera, and it was replaced by Zulunigma in 2011.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Gen. Zulunigma Wesolowska & Cumming, 2011". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  2. ^ a b Wesolowska, W.; Cumming, M. S. (2011). "New species and records of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae) from Sengwa Wildlife Research Area in Zimbabwe". Journal of Afrotropical Zoology. 7: 75–104.
  3. ^ Wesolowska, W.; Haddad, C. R. (2009). "Jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) of the Ndumo Game Reserve, Maputaland, South Africa". African Invertebrates. 50: 20. doi:10.5733/afin.050.0102.