Chumma

Chumma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Amaurobiidae
Genus:	Chumma Jocqué, 2001[1]
Type species
C. inquieta Jocqué, 2001
Species
9, see text

Chumma is a genus of African tangled nest spiders first described by Rudy Jocqué in 2001. 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 that play a role in mating.^[2] This genus was initially placed in the family Chummidae, but the World Spider Catalog places it in Amaurobiidae.^[1]

Species[edit]

As of April 2019^[update] it contains nine species in South Africa and neighboring countries:^[1]

• 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) – 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

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Jeremy Miller: Picture of a Chumma sp.