Chummidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
Section: | Entelegynae |
Superfamily: | incertae sedis |
Family: | Chummidae Jocqué, 2001 |
Genus: | Chumma Jocqué, 2001 |
Type species | |
Chumma inquieta Jocqué, 2001 |
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Genera | |
see text |
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Diversity | |
1 genus, 2 species | |
The Chummidae are a tiny spider family with only two described species in one genus. Both were first described in 2001. Both species are known from males and females.
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.[1]
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This family is endemic to South Africa.