A new species and new records of Chumma (Araneae, Macrobunidae) from South Africa
A new species of the genus Chumma Jocqué, 2001, C. foordi sp. 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.
Authors
- Charles R. Haddad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2317-7760)
- Yuri M. Marusik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4499-5148)
Publication Details
- Journal
- African Invertebrates
- Published
- 2024-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr.65.138735
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Research Foundation
- Turun Yliopisto