Macutula

Macutula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Family:	Salticidae
(unranked):	Amycoida
Genus:	Macutula; Ruiz, 2011
Type species
	Macutula aracoiaba; Ruiz, 2011
Species
	see text
Diversity
	3 species

Macutula is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders) from Brazil. It comprises medium sized jumping spiders (4–7 mm) with slightly flattened bodies and dark brown carapaces.^[1] It is distinguished from other genera in the Amycoida clade by the deep prolateral excavation on the dorsal surface of the cymbium of the male pedipalp, forming a dorsal keel.^[1]

Species

Macutula aracoiaba Ruiz, 2011 (Brazil)
Macutula caruaru Ruiz, 2011 (Brazil)
Macutula santana Ruiz, 2011 (Brazil)

References

^ ^a ^b Ruiz, Gustavo Rodrigo Sanches (2011). "Description of Macutula, a new genus of jumping spiders from Northeastern Brazil (Araneae: Salticidae: Amycoida)." Zootaxa 2785: 53-60.

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[Ruiz-1] Ruiz, Gustavo Rodrigo Sanches (2011). "Description of Macutula, a new genus of jumping spiders from Northeastern Brazil (Araneae: Salticidae: Amycoida)." Zootaxa 2785: 53-60.

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