Monomotapa (spider)
| Monomotapa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Monomotapa |
| Species: | M. principalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Monomotapa principalis Wesołowska, 2000[1] | |
Monomotapa is a genus of spiders in the Salticidae family. It contains only one species, Monomotapa principalis.[1] found in Zimbabwe.
Name
Monomotapa was a medieval kingdom (400-1629) located in Southern Africa.
References
- 1 2 "Salticidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
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