Chumma

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Araneae
Subordo: Opisthothelae
Infraordo: Araneomorphae
Taxon: Neocribellatae
Series: Entelegynae

Familia: Chummidae
Genus: Chumma
Species: C. bicolor – C. foliata – C. gastroperforata – C. inquieta – C. interfluvialis – C. lesotho – C. striata – C. subridens – C. tsitsikamma
Name

Chumma Jocqué, 2001

Type species: Chumma inquieta Rudy Jocqué, 2001
References
Primary references

Jocqué, R. 2001. Chummidae, a new spider family (Arachnida, Araneae) from South Africa. Journal of Zoology 254(4): 481-493. DOI: 10.1017/S095283690100098X. Reference page.
Jocqué, R, & Alderweireldt, M. 2018. New Chummidae (Araneae): quadrupling the size of the clade. European Journal of Taxonomy 412: 1–25. full article (PDF). Reference page.

Chumma is a genus of African tangled nest spiders first described by Rudy Jocqué in 2001. They are small, three-clawed spiders with a strong dorsal scutum. They have no fovea, and the posterior and median spinnerets are reduced. The males of C. gastroperforata have two pairs of abdominal pockets that play a role in mating.[2] This genus was initially placed in the family Chummidae, but the World Spider Catalog places it in Amaurobiidae.[1]
Species

As of April 2019 it contains nine species in South Africa and neighboring countries:[1]

Chumma bicolor Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – South Africa
Chumma foliata Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – South Africa
Chumma gastroperforata Jocqué, 2001 – South Africa
Chumma inquieta Jocqué, 2001 (type) – South Africa
Chumma interfluvialis Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – South Africa
Chumma lesotho Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – Lesotho
Chumma striata Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – South Africa
Chumma subridens Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – South Africa
Chumma tsitsikamma Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2018 – South Africa

References

"Gen. Chumma Jocqué, 2001". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
Jocqué, R. (2001). "Chummidae, a new spider family (Arachnida, Araneae) from South Africa". Journal of Zoology, London. 254 (4): 481–493. doi:10.1017/S095283690100098X.