''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
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. They have no
fovea
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, 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.
This genus was initially placed in the family Chummidae, but the
World Spider Catalog places it in
Amaurobiidae.
Species
it contains nine species in
South Africa and neighboring countries:
*''
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
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) – 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
External links
* Jeremy Miller
Picture of a ''Chumma'' sp.
Spiders of South Africa
Araneomorphae genera
Amaurobiidae
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