Modunda
Appearance
| Modunda | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Modunda Simon, 1901[1] |
| Type species | |
| M. staintoni (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) | |
| Species | |
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Modunda is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1901.[2]
Distribution
[edit]The three described species are found in Asia and South Africa.[1]
Species
[edit]As of October 2025[update], this genus includes three species:[1]
- Modunda aeneiceps Simon, 1901 – Sri Lanka, China
- Modunda orientalis Dönitz & Strand, 1906 – Japan
- Modunda staintoni (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) – South Africa to India (type species)
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Gen. Modunda Simon, 1901". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
- ↑ Simon, E. (1901). "Descriptions d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Attidae (suite)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 45: 141–161.