Chumma

Chumma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Araneomorphae
Family:Amaurobiidae
Genus:Chumma
Jocqué, 2001[1]
Type species
Chumma inquieta
Jocqué, 2001[1]

Chumma is a spider genus with only two described species, as of February 2016. It was formerly placed as the only genus in the family Chummidae, but is placed in the family Amaurobiidae in the World Spider Catalog. 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 bicolor Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – South Africa
  • Chumma foliata Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – South Africa
  • Chumma gastroperforata Jocqué, 2001 – South Africa
  • Chumma inquieta Jocqué, 2001 (type species) – South Africa
  • Chumma interfluvialis Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – South Africa
  • Chumma lesotho Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – Lesotho
  • Chumma striata Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – South Africa
  • Chumma subridens Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – South Africa
  • Chumma tsitsikamma Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – South Africa

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gen. Chumma Jocqué, 2001", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2018-05-13
  2. ↑ Jocqué, R. (2001), "Chummidae, a new spider family (Arachnida, Araneae) from South Africa", Journal of Zoology, 254: 481–493, doi:10.1017/S095283690100098X


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