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Chumma
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

Species

As of April 2019 it contains nine species in South Africa and neighboring countries:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Chumma Jocqué, 2001". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  2. ^ Jocqué, R. (2001). "Chummidae, a new spider family (Arachnida, Araneae) from South Africa". Journal of Zoology, London. 254 (4): 481–493. doi:10.1017/S095283690100098X.