| Lamottella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Lamottella Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 [1] |
| Species: | L. longipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Lamottella longipes Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 [1] | |
Lamottella is a spider genus of the jumping spider family, Salticidae. Its single described species, Lamotella longipes, is found in Guinea. [1]
The male spider is about 5.5 millimetres (0.22 in) long. The female is not yet known. [2]
The genus is named in honor of Maxime Lamotte, an ecologist and frog specialist who initiated the early expeditions into the Nimba Mountains. The specific name longipes means "long-legged". [2]
Mount Richard-Molard, also known as Mount Nimba, is a mountain along the border of Ivory Coast and Guinea in West Africa. The highest peak for both countries and the Nimba Range is at 1,752 m (5,748 ft). The mountain is a part of the Guinea Highlands, which straddles the borders between the two countries and Liberia. The nearest major settlements are the town Yekepa in Liberia and the towns of Bossou and N'Zoo in Guinea.
Cembalea is a genus of African jumping spiders that was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 1993.
Evarcha is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae with 85 species distributed across the world.
Gramenca is a genus of the spider family Salticidae. Its single described species, Gramenca prima, is found in Guinea.
Langelurillus is a spider genus of the family Salticidae. All the described species occur only in Africa.
Nimbarus is a monotypic genus of Guinean jumping spiders containing the single species, Nimbarus pratensis. It was first described by C. Rollard & Wanda Wesołowska in 2002, and is only found in Guinea. The name is derived from the Nimba Mountains, where the species was first found. The species name is derived from the Latin "pratensis", meaning "meadow", for the habitat where this species can be found.
Plexippus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1846. It is considered a senior synonym of Hissarinus and Apamamia.
Rhene is a spider genus of the family Salticidae.
Toticoryx is a spider genus of the jumping spider family, Salticidae. Its single described species, Toticoryx exilis is found in Guinea.
Wanda Wesołowska is a Polish zoologist known for her work with arachnids. Her research focuses on the taxonomy, biology and zoogeography of jumping spiders.
Evarcha bakorensis is a jumping spider in the genus Evarcha. The male was first described in 2002 and the female in 2011.
Evarcha certa is a jumping spider species in the genus Evarcha that lives in Ethiopia and Guinea. The female was first described in 2002.
Evarcha maculata is a jumping spider species in the genus Evarcha. The species was first described in 2002 and lives in Ethiopia and Guinea.
Plexippus fuscus is a species of jumping spider in the genus Plexippus that lives in Guinea. The female was first described in 2002.
Heliophanus heurtaultae is a jumping spider species in the genus Heliophanus. It was first identified in 2002 and lives in Guinea.
Langelurillus horrifer is a jumping spider species in the genus Langelurillus that lives in Guinea. It was first identified in 2002.
Chrysilla guineensis is a species of jumping spider. It is endemic to Guinea. It was described in 2013 based on specimens collected from the Nimba Mountains.
Cembalea affinis is a jumping spider species in the genus Cembalea. It was first identified in 2002 and lives in Guinea.
Rhene formosa is a jumping spider species in the genus Rhene that lives in Guinea. The female was first identified in 2002.
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