Pulcherula
| Pulcherula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Pulcherula Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022[1] |
| Type species | |
| P. magna Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022 | |
| Species | |
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2, see text | |
Pulcherula is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Pulcherula is endemic to West Africa, with both species occurring in Guinea and Pulcherula magna additionally found in Ivory Coast.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The genus name (from Latin pulcher "beautiful") refers to the spider's coloration. The species name of P. magna refers to its large palpal size.[1] P. scintillans is named for its shimmering abdomen (from Latin scintillans "shiny").[3]
Species
[edit]As of January 2026[update], this genus includes two species:[2]
- Pulcherula magna Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022 – Guinea, Ivory Coast
- Pulcherula scintillans Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025 – Guinea
References
[edit]- 1 2 Wesołowska, W.; Russell-Smith, A. (2022). "Jumping spiders from Ivory Coast collected by J.-C. Ledoux (Araneae, Salticidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy (841): 1–143. Bibcode:2022EJTax.841.1943W. doi:10.5852/ejt.2022.841.1943.
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Pulcherula Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
- ↑ Wesołowska, W.; Henrard, A. (2025). "New data on the jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from the Nimba Mountains, Guinea". Annales Zoologici, Warszawa. 75 (3): 811–912. Bibcode:2025AnZoo..75..811W. doi:10.3161/00034541ANZ2025.75.3.010.
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