Mashonarus brandbergensis

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Mashonarus brandbergensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Mashonarus
Species:M. brandbergensis
Binomial name
Mashonarus brandbergensis
Wesołowska, 2006

Mashonarus brandbergensis is a jumping spider species in the genus Mashonarus that lives in Namibia. [1] It was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 2006. [2]

Jumping spider family of arachnids

Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 1 February 2019, this family contained 636 described genera and 6115 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among arthropods and use it in courtship, hunting, and navigation. Although they normally move unobtrusively and fairly slowly, most species are capable of very agile jumps, notably when hunting, but sometimes in response to sudden threats or crossing long gaps. Both their book lungs and tracheal system are well-developed, and they use both systems. Jumping spiders are generally recognized by their eye pattern. All jumping spiders have four pairs of eyes, with the anterior median pair being particularly large.

Mashonarus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family.

Namibia republic in southern Africa

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean; it shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres of the Zambezi River separates the two countries. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek, and it is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and the Commonwealth of Nations.

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References

  1. Wesołowska, W. (2006). "Jumping spiders from the Brandberg massif in Namibia (Araneae: Salticidae)". African Entomology. 14: 225–256.
  2. World Spider Catalog (2017). "Mashonarus brandbergensis Wesolowska, 2006". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 27 March 2017.