''Pellenes modicus'' is a jumping spider species in the genus ''

Pellenes ''Pellenes'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1876. It is considered a senior synonym of ''Hyllothyene''. They are dark to black with white stripes on the back, and often have bright red markings. M ...

'' that lives in

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

and

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 ...

. It was first described in 2000.

References

Fauna of Tanzania Salticidae Spiders of Africa Spiders described in 2000 Taxa named by Wanda Wesołowska {{Salticidae-stub