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| taxon = Chumma |
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| authority = Jocqué, 2001<ref name=WSC_f496/> |
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'''''Chumma''''' is a [[spider]] [[genus]] with only two described species, {{as of|2016|February|lc=yes}}. |
'''''Chumma''''' is a [[spider]] [[genus]] with only two described species, {{as of|2016|February|lc=yes}}. It was formerly placed as the only genus in the family Chummidae, but is now placed in the family [[Amaurobiidae]]. Both species were first described in 2001 and are known from males and females.<ref name=WSC_f496/> |
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They are small, three-clawed spiders with a strong dorsal [[Scute|scutum]]. They have no [[Fovea (spider)|fovea]], and the posterior and median [[spinneret (spider)|spinnerets]] are reduced. The males of ''C. gastroperforata'' have two pairs of abdominal pockets, which play a role in mating.<ref name=Jocq01/> |
They are small, three-clawed spiders with a strong dorsal [[Scute|scutum]]. They have no [[Fovea (spider)|fovea]], and the posterior and median [[spinneret (spider)|spinnerets]] are reduced. The males of ''C. gastroperforata'' have two pairs of abdominal pockets, which play a role in mating.<ref name=Jocq01/> |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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{{Wikispecies|Chummidae}} |
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* Jeremy Miller: [http://www.calacademy.org/research/entomology/personnel/jmiller/Chumma.htm Picture of a ''Chumma'' sp.] |
* Jeremy Miller: [http://www.calacademy.org/research/entomology/personnel/jmiller/Chumma.htm Picture of a ''Chumma'' sp.] |
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Revision as of 11:43, 13 May 2018
Chumma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Amaurobiidae Jocqué, 2001[1] |
Genus: | Chumma Jocqué, 2001[1] |
Type species | |
Chumma inquieta Jocqué, 2001[1]
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Chumma is a spider genus with only two described species, as of February 2016[update]. It was formerly placed as the only genus in the family Chummidae, but is now placed in the family Amaurobiidae. Both species were first described in 2001 and are known from males and females.[1]
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, which play a role in mating.[2]
Distribution
This family is endemic to South Africa.
Species
- Chumma gastroperforata Jocqué, 2001
- Chumma inquieta Jocqué, 2001
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Family Chummidae Jocqué, 2001", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-02-29
- ^ Jocqué, R. (2001), "Chummidae, a new spider family (Arachnida, Araneae) from South Africa", Journal of Zoology, 254: 481–493, doi:10.1017/S095283690100098X
External links
- Jeremy Miller: Picture of a Chumma sp.