Enoplomischus

Enoplomischus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Salticinae
Genus:	Enoplomischus ; Giltay, 1931
Type species
	E. ghesquierei ; Giltay, 1931
Species
	3, see text

Last updated January 19, 2026

Enoplomischus is a genus of African jumping spiders that was first described by L. Giltay in 1931.^[2] It has a large, spike-like process on its pedicel that probably mimics a similar spike present in the anterior part of the abdomen of Odontomachus ants after which these spiders seem to be modeled.^[3]

Species

As of January 2026^[update], this genus includes three species:^[1]

Enoplomischus formiculus (Wesołowska, 2006) – Central African Republic, Uganda
Enoplomischus ghesquierei Giltay, 1931 – Ivory Coast, DR Congo, Uganda, Kenya
Enoplomischus pulcher Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 – Uganda

References

1 2 "Gen. Giltay, 1931". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2026-01-18.
↑ Giltay, L. (1931). "Notes arachnologiques africaines. IV. Description d'une espèce nouvelle de Leptorchestinae (Salticidae unidentati)". Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines. 21: 167–170.
↑ Wesołowska, W. (2005). "A new species of Enoplomischus from Kenya (Araneae: Salticidae: Leptorchestinae)" (PDF). Genus. 16 (2): 307–311. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-03-15. Retrieved 2006-07-05.

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[wsc-1] 1 2 "Gen. Giltay, 1931". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2026-01-18.

[Gilt1931-2] Giltay, L. (1931). "Notes arachnologiques africaines. IV. Description d'une espèce nouvelle de Leptorchestinae (Salticidae unidentati)". Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines. 21: 167–170.

[Weso2005-3] Wesołowska, W. (2005). "A new species of Enoplomischus from Kenya (Araneae: Salticidae: Leptorchestinae)" (PDF). Genus. 16 (2): 307–311. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-03-15. Retrieved 2006-07-05.

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