''Enoplomischus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of African

jumping spiders Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping spi ...

that was first described by L. Giltay in 1931. it contains only two species, found only in Africa: '' E. ghesquierei'' and '' E. spinosus''. They have a large spike-like process on its pedicel that probably mimics a similar spike present in the anterior part of the abdomen of ''

Odontomachus ''Odontomachus'' is a genus of ants commonly called trap-jaw ants found in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world. Overview Commonly known as trap-jaw ants, species in ''Odontomachus'' have a pair of large, straight mandibles capable ...

'' ants that these spiders seem to be modeled after.

References

Salticidae Salticidae genera Spiders of Africa {{Jumping-spider-stub