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'''''Tomomingi szutsi''''' is a [[species]] of [[jumping spider]] in the [[genus]] ''[[Tomomingi]]'' that was first described in 2013. It is related to the similar ''[[Tomomingi holmi]]'', but lives in the grasslands of the [[Soutpansberg]] mountain range in South Africa. The spider is small, brown and hairy. |
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'''''Tomomingi szutsi''''' is a species of [[jumping spider]] in the genus ''[[Tomomingi]]'' that lives in [[South Africa]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Wesołowska|first1=W.|last2=Haddad|date=2013|first2=C. R.|title=New data on the jumping spiders of South Africa (Araneae: Salticidae)|journal=African Invertebrates|volume=54|issue=1|pages=177–240|doi=10.5733/afin.054.0111|s2cid=59450669|url=http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.5733/afin.054.0111|access-date=28 August 2017|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref name=wsc>{{cite web|author=World Spider Catalog|year=2017|title=''Tomomingi szutsi'' Wesolowska & Haddad, 2013|website=World Spider Catalog|publisher=Natural History Museum|place=Bern|url=http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/33290|version=18.0|access-date=28 August 2017}}</ref> The species was first identified in 2013.<ref name=wsc/> |
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==Taxonomy== |
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''Tomomingi szutsi'' was first identified by [[Wanda Wesołowska]] and Charles Haddad in 2013.<ref name=wsc>{{cite web|author=World Spider Catalog|year=2017|title=''Tomomingi szutsi'' Wesolowska & Haddad, 2013|website=World Spider Catalog|publisher=Natural History Museum|place=Bern|url=http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/33290|version=18.0|access-date=28 August 2017}}</ref> The spider was allocated to the [[genus]] [[Tomomingi]] on the basis of features like the shape of the [[palpal bulb]]. The [[species]] name recalls one of the authors of the genus, Támas Szűts.<ref name=Wesołowska>{{cite journal|last1=Wesołowska|first1=W.|last2=Haddad|date=2013|first2=C. R.|title=New data on the jumping spiders of South Africa (Araneae: Salticidae)|journal=African Invertebrates|volume=54|issue=1|pages=177–240|doi=10.5733/afin.054.0111|s2cid=59450669|url=http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.5733/afin.054.0111|access-date=28 August 2017|doi-access=free}}</ref> |
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==Description== |
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The species is related to the spider ''[[Tomomingi holmi]]'' that is found in Kenya, and can be hard to distinguish, particularly for the female. The spider is small, brown and hairy, the male being generally darker and more hairy while the female is slightly larger, particularly in the abdomen which is {{convert|2.4|mm|in}} long compared to {{convert|1.9|mm|in}}.<ref name=Wesołowska/> |
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==Distribution== |
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The spider is found in the [[Soutpansberg]] mountain range in [[Limpopo]], South Africa. It is the only member of the genus found in subtropical southern Africa. It has been found in grasslands, unlike other members of the genus which generally prefer forests.<ref name=Wesołowska/> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 15:44, 6 January 2023
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Tomomingi |
| Species: | T. szutsi
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| Tomomingi szutsi Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013
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Tomomingi szutsi is a species of jumping spider in the genus Tomomingi that was first described in 2013. It is related to the similar Tomomingi holmi, but lives in the grasslands of the Soutpansberg mountain range in South Africa. The spider is small, brown and hairy.
Taxonomy
Tomomingi szutsi was first identified by Wanda Wesołowska and Charles Haddad in 2013.[1] The spider was allocated to the genus Tomomingi on the basis of features like the shape of the palpal bulb. The species name recalls one of the authors of the genus, Támas Szűts.[2]
Description
The species is related to the spider Tomomingi holmi that is found in Kenya, and can be hard to distinguish, particularly for the female. The spider is small, brown and hairy, the male being generally darker and more hairy while the female is slightly larger, particularly in the abdomen which is 2.4 millimetres (0.094 in) long compared to 1.9 millimetres (0.075 in).[2]
Distribution
The spider is found in the Soutpansberg mountain range in Limpopo, South Africa. It is the only member of the genus found in subtropical southern Africa. It has been found in grasslands, unlike other members of the genus which generally prefer forests.[2]
References
- ^ World Spider Catalog (2017). "Tomomingi szutsi Wesolowska & Haddad, 2013". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ a b c Wesołowska, W.; Haddad, C. R. (2013). "New data on the jumping spiders of South Africa (Araneae: Salticidae)". African Invertebrates. 54 (1): 177–240. doi:10.5733/afin.054.0111. S2CID 59450669. Retrieved 28 August 2017.