Chumma Explained

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.^[1] This genus was initially placed in the family Chummidae, but the World Spider Catalog places it in Amaurobiidae.

Species

it contains nine species in South Africa and neighboring countries:^[2]

• Chumma bicolor Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – South Africa
• Chumma foliata Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – South Africa
• Chumma gastroperforata Jocqué, 2001 – South Africa
• Chumma inquieta Jocqué, 2001 (type) – South Africa
• Chumma interfluvialis Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – South Africa
• Chumma lesotho Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – Lesotho
• Chumma striata Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – South Africa
• Chumma subridens Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – South Africa
• Chumma tsitsikamma Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – South Africa

External links

• Jeremy Miller: Picture of a Chumma sp.

Notes and References

1. Jocqué. R.. 2001. Chummidae, a new spider family (Arachnida, Araneae) from South Africa.. Journal of Zoology, London. 254. 4. 481–493. 10.1017/S095283690100098X. free.
2. Gen. Chumma Jocqué, 2001. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-05-18. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.