Chumma

Chumma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Amaurobiidae
Genus:	Chumma Jocqué, 2001[1]
Type species
Jocqué, 2001
Species
9, see text

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. They have no fovea, 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.^[2] This genus was initially placed in the family Chummidae, but the World Spider Catalog places it in Amaurobiidae.^[1]

Species[]

As of April 2019 it contains nine species in South Africa and neighboring countries:^[1]

• Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – South Africa
• Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – South Africa
• Jocqué, 2001 – South Africa
• Jocqué, 2001 (type) – South Africa
• Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – South Africa
• Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – Lesotho
• Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – South Africa
• Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – South Africa
• Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – South Africa

References[]

External links[]

• Jeremy Miller: Picture of a Chumma sp.^{[permanent dead link]}