Manzuma Explained

Manzuma is a genus of African jumping spiders erected by Galina Azarkina in 2020 as part of a study of genera placed in the subtribe Aelurillina. During the study, she found that several species formerly placed in Rafalus, Aelurillus and Langelurillus were similar and distinct enough from the type species of these genera. Accordingly, she erected a new genus, transferring four species in addition to describing three new ones.

Species

it contains seven species:

• M. botswana Azarkina, 2020 – Botswana, South Africa
• M. jocquei (Azarkina, Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011) – Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Central African Rep.
• M. kenyaensis (Dawidowicz & Wesołowska, 2016) – Kenya
• M. lymphus (Próchniewicz & Hęciak, 1994) – Kenya
• M. nigritibiis (Caporiacco, 1941) (type) – Ethiopia, Yemen
• M. petroae Azarkina, 2020 – South Africa
• M. tanzanica Azarkina, 2020 – Tanzania

See also

• Aelurillus
• Rafalus
• Saitis
• List of Salticidae genera

Further reading

• • Dawidowicz. Ł.. Wesołowska. W.. 2016. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa. Jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) of Kenya collected by Åke Holm. 66. 3. 437–466. 10.3161/00034541ANZ2016.66.3.010. subscription.
• Wesołowska. W.. Russell-Smith. A.. 2011. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa. Jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from southern Nigeria. 61. 3. 553–619. 10.3161/000345411X603409. 83517018. subscription.
• Wesołowska. W.. Harten. A. van. 2007. Fauna of Arabia. Additions to the knowledge of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) of Yemen. 23. 189–269.
• Wesołowska. W.. Russell-Smith. A.. 2000. Tropical Zoology. Jumping spiders from Mkomazi Game Reserve in Tanzania (Araneae Salticidae). 13. 1. 11–127. 10.1080/03946975.2000.10531126. 85300462. subscription.
• Prószyński. J.. 1999. Arthropoda Selecta. Description of Rafalus gen. n. (Aranei: Salticidae), with special reference to the Near East fauna. 8. 89–101.