Monomotapa (genus)

Taxobox
name = "Monomotapa"


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Araneae
familia = Salticidae
subfamilia = Pelleninae
tribus = Pellenini
genus = "Monomotapa"
genus_authority = Wesolowska, 2000
diversity_link = List of Salticidae species#Monomotapa
diversity = 1 species
species = "M. principalis"
binomial = "Monomotapa principalis"
binomial_authority = Wesolowska, 2000

"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.

References

* (2007): [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html The world spider catalog] , version 8.0. "American Museum of Natural History".