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A new species and new records of Chumma (Araneae, Macrobunidae) from South Africa

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: A new species of the genus Chumma Jocqué, 2001, C. foordisp. nov., is described from the Western Cape, South Africa. New distribution records for C. bicolor Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018, C. foliata Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 and C. gastroperforata Jocqué, 2001 are presented. The genus is recorded from the Northern Cape Province for the first time, extending its range extensively to the northwest by approximately 450 km. The distribution of all Chumma species is mapped.

Source: African Invertebrates

DOI: 10.3897/afrinvertebr.65.138735

Authors: Yuri M. Marusik, Charles R. Haddad

Institution: University of the Free State

Language: English

Topic: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $404

Funders: National Research Foundation, Turun Yliopisto