| Mexcala elegans | |
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| Mexcala elegans | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Mexcala |
| Species: | M. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Mexcala elegans Peckham & Peckham, 1903 [1] | |
Mexcala elegans is a species of spiders in the jumping spider family, Salticidae. It is found in Southern Africa. It preys on ants. [2]
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Mexcala is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1902. The name is probably derived from the Nahuatl mezcal.
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Mexcala angolensis is a jumping spider species in the genus Mexcala that lives in Angola. It was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 2009.
Mexcala ovambo is a jumping spider species in the genus Mexcala that lives in Namibia. The female was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 2009.
Mexcala kabondo is a jumping spider species in the genus Mexcala that lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi and Tanzania. It was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 2009.
Mexcala meridiana is a jumping spider species in the genus Mexcala that lives in South Africa. It was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 2009.
Mexcala fizi is a jumping spider species in the genus Mexcala that lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. It was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 2009.
Mexcala namibica is a jumping spider species in the genus Mexcala that lives in Namibia. It was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 2009.
Mexcala signata is a jumping spider species in the genus Mexcala that lives in Kenya and Tanzania. It was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 2009. The species name is Latin for signed, referring to the presence of bright marks on the abdomen.
Mexcala synagelese is a jumping spider species in the genus Mexcala that lives in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Sudan. It was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 2009.
Mexcala torquata is a jumping spider species in the genus Mexcala that lives in Guinea and the Ivory Coast. The female was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 2009.
Mexcala vicina is a jumping spider species in the genus Mexcala that lives in Cameroon. The male was described by Wanda Wesołowska in 2009. The species is named after the Latin word for neighbour, referring to the relationship between this species and others in the genus.
Habronattus elegans is a species of spiders in the family Salticidae. It is found in the United States and in Mexico.
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