Theumella Explained

Theumella is a genus of Ethiopian ground spiders that was first described by Embrik Strand in 1906.^[1] it contains only two species, found only in Ethiopia: T. penicillata and T. typica.^[2] Originally placed with the long-spinneret ground spiders, it was transferred to the ground spiders in 2018.^[3]

See also

• List of Gnaphosidae species

Notes and References

1. Strand. E.. 1906. Diagnosen nordafrikanischer, hauptsächlich von Carlo Freiherr von Erlanger gesammelter Spinnen. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 655–690. 30. Embrik_Strand.
2. Web site: Gen. Theumella Strand, 1906. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-07-05. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.
3. Azevedo. G. H. F. Griswold. C. E.. Santos. A. J.. 2018. Systematics and evolution of ground spiders revisited (Araneae, Dionycha, Gnaphosidae). Cladistics. 34. 6. 614. 10.1111/cla.12226. free.