# Modunda

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***Modunda*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [jumping spiders](/source/Salticidae) that was first described by [Eugène Louis Simon](/source/Eug%C3%A8ne_Simon) in 1901.[2]

## Distribution

The three described species are found in Asia and [South Africa](/source/South_Africa).[1]

## Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes three species:[1]

- *[Modunda aeneiceps](/source/Modunda_aeneiceps)* [Simon](/source/Eug%C3%A8ne_Simon), 1901 – [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka), [China](/source/China)
- *[Modunda orientalis](/source/Modunda_orientalis)* Dönitz & [Strand](/source/Embrik_Strand), 1906 – [Japan](/source/Japan)
- *[Modunda staintoni](/source/Modunda_staintoni)* ([O. Pickard-Cambridge](/source/Octavius_Pickard-Cambridge), 1872) – South Africa to India (type species)

## References

1. ["Gen. *Modunda* Simon, 1901"](https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/2795). World Spider Catalog. [doi:10.24436/2](https://doi.org/10.24436/2). Retrieved 2025-10-17.

1. Simon, E. (1901). "Descriptions d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Attidae (suite)". *Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique*. **45**: 141–161.

## External links

- [Photograph of *M. staintoni*](http://salticus.zoology.ubc.ca/salticid/diagnost/modunda/stai-kph.htm)

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