| Taxon | Planamarengo |
|---|---|
| Authority | Azarkina & Haddad, 2020[1] |
| Type species | Copocrossa bimaculata |
| Type species authority | (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903) |
| Subdivision ranks | Species |
Planamarengo is a genus of sub-Saharan African jumping spiders first described by Galina N. Azarkina and Charles R. Haddad in 2020.[2] The type species, Planamarengo bimaculata, was originally described under the name "Copocrossa bimaculata",[3] but was moved to a new genus in 2020 when two similar species were discovered in Kenya.[2]
Species
As of October 2025, this genus includes three species:[1]
- Planamarengo bimaculata (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903) – South Africa (type species)
- Planamarengo gatamaiyu Azarkina & Haddad, 2020 – Kenya
- Planamarengo kenyaensis Azarkina & Haddad, 2020 – Uganda, Kenya
See also
References
- ^ "Gen. Planamarengo Azarkina & Haddad, 2020". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
- ^ "Partial revision of the Afrotropical Ballini, with the description of seven new genera (Araneae: Salticidae)". Zootaxa. 4899 (1): 15–92. 2020. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.4. PMID 33756826. S2CID 232337871
- ^ "New species of the family Attidae from South Africa, with notes on the distribution of the genera found in the Ethiopian region". Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. 14 (1): 173–278, pl. 1903.
Further reading
- "Pragmatic classification of the world's Salticidae (Araneae)". Ecologica Montenegrina. 12: 1–133. 2017. doi:10.37828/em.2017.12.1
- "New data on the jumping spiders of South Africa (Araneae: Salticidae)". African Invertebrates. 54: 177–240. 2013. doi:10.5733/afin.054.0111. S2CID 59450669