| Taxon | Festucula |
|---|---|
| Authority | Simon, 1901[1] |
| Type species | F. vermiformis |
| Type species authority | Simon, 1901 |
| Subdivision ranks | Species |
| Subdivision | 10, see text |
Festucula is an African genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1901.[2]
Species
As of October 2025, this genus includes ten species:[1]
- Festucula australis Lawrence, 1927 – DR Congo, Angola, Namibia, Mozambique
- Festucula botswana Azarkina & Foord, 2023 – Botswana
- Festucula festuculaeformis (Lessert, 1925) – Kenya, Tanzania
- Festucula haddadi Azarkina & Foord, 2014 – South Africa
- Festucula lawrencei Lessert, 1933 – Ghana, Angola, Botswana
- Festucula leroyae Azarkina & Foord, 2014 – Botswana, South Africa
- Festucula lineata Simon, 1901 – Senegal, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana
- Festucula monticola Berland & Millot, 1941 – Guinea, Ghana, Nigeria
- Festucula robusta Azarkina & Foord, 2014 – South Africa
- Festucula vermiformis Simon, 1901 – Egypt, Sudan, Israel (type species)
References
- ^ "Gen. Festucula Simon, 1901". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- ^ Simon, E. (1901). "Descriptions d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Attidae (suite)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 45: 141–161.