Uluella
TaxonUluella formosa
AuthorityChickering, 1946
Parent authorityChickering, 1946[1]

Uluella is a monotypic genus of jumping spiders containing the single species, Uluella formosa. It was first described by Arthur M. Chickering in 1946,[2] and is found in Panama and Ecuador.[1][3] The spider is an iridescent ant mimic about 4 mm in length.[3] It lives in association with bambusoid grasses of the tropical rainforests from which it constructs retreats made from rolled leaves.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Gen. Uluella Chickering, 1946". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  2. ^ Chickering, A. M. (1946). "The Salticidae of Panama". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 97: 1–474.
  3. ^ Reiskind, J. (1986). "Uluella formosa, a Salticid Architect in the Neotropics". Proceedings of the Ninth International Congress of Arachnology, Panama 1983