Monomotapa (spider)

Monomotapa (spider)
Monomotapa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Pelleninae
Genus: Monomotapa
Wesolowska, 2000
Species: M. principalis
Binomial name
Monomotapa principalis
Wesolowska, 2000
Diversity
1 species

Monomotapa is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its sole described species, Monomotapa principalis, is only found in Zimbabwe.

Name

Monomotapa was a medieval kingdom (400-1629) located in Southern Africa.

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