Okumaella Explained

Okumaella is a monotypic genus of East Asian comb-footed spiders containing the single species, Okumaella okumae. It was first described by H. Yoshida in 2009, and is found in Japan.^[1] This genus is named in honour of the Japanese arachnologist Chiyoko Okuma.

See also

• List of Theridiidae species

Further reading

• • Book: Yoshida, H.. 2003. The spider family Theridiidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Japan. Arachnological Society of Japan. 224.
• Yoshida. H.. 1995. Three species of the genus Thymoites (Araneae: Theridiidae) from Japan. Acta Arachnologica. 113–116. 44. 2. 10.2476/asjaa.44.113. 84476529. free.
• Book: Chikuni, Y.. 1989. Pictorial encyclopedia of spiders in Japan. Kaisei-sha Publishing Co., Tokyo.
• Yoshida. H.. 1988. Two new species of the genus Dipoena (Araneae: Theridiidae) from Japan. Acta Arachnologica. 25–31. 36. 10.2476/asjaa.36.25. free.

Notes and References

1. Gen. Okumaella Yoshida, 2009. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2020-06-30. 2020. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.