''Kibo'' is a
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
genus
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of east African
jumping spider
Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family (biology), 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 sp ...
s containing the single species, ''Kibo simoni''. The genus was first described by
Wanda Wesolowska and T. Szűts in 2021,
and it has only been found in
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
.
The type species, ''Kibo simoni'', was originally described under the name "''Pochyta simoni"'' it was moved to its own genus in 2021.
See also
* ''
Pochyta''
*
List of Salticidae genera
The genera of the family Salticidae listed here are those that are extant and accepted by the World Spider Catalog . Assignment to subfamilies and clades is based on Maddison (2015), except where otherwise shown. Unless sources indicate otherwise, ...
References
Salticidae
Taxa named by Wanda Wesołowska
Arthropods of Tanzania
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