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Genus of spiders

Ugandinella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Ugandinella
Wesolowska, 2006
Species: U. formicula
Binomial name
Ugandinella formicula
Wesolowska, 2006

Ugandinella is a monotypic genus of Ugandan ant-mimicking jumping spiders containing the single species, Ugandinella formicula. It was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 2006, and is found in Uganda. The name is derived from the type locality, and the species name refers to their appearance similar to members of Formicidae.

References

  1. ^ "Gen. Ugandinella Wesolowska, 2006". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  2. Wesolowska, W. (2006). "A new genus of ant-mimicking salticid spider from Africa (Araneae: Salticidae: Leptorchestinae)". Annales Zoologici, Warszawa. 56: 435–439.
Taxon identifiers
Ugandinella
Ugandinella formicula


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