Ugandinella

Ugandinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Araneomorphae
Family:Salticidae
Genus:Ugandinella
Species: U. formicula
Binomial name
Ugandinella formicula

Ugandinella is an ant-mimicking genus of jumping spiders found in Uganda. The name is derived from the type locality. As of 2017, it contains only one species, Ugandinella formicula.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Salticidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-21. The species name refers to the ant-like appearance.
  • Wesolowska, Wanda (2006): A new genus of ant-mimicking salticid spider from Africa (Araneae: Salticidae: Leptorchestinae). Annales Zoologici 56(2): 435-439. doi:10.3161/000345406778700757
  • Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 9.0. American Museum of Natural History.


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