Cembalea
Genus of spiders
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Cembalea is a genus of African jumping spiders that was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 1993.[2]
| Cembalea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Cembalea Wesolowska, 1993[1] |
| Type species | |
| C. pulmosa (Lessert, 1925) | |
| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Life style
Apparently Cembalea is an exclusively ground-dwelling genus.[3]
Description
These are small spiders with a large eye field. The members of the genus have a high carapace. The first legs of males have long, bushy setae on ventral surface of the femora, with similar setae and scale-like hairs on the ventral surface of the metatarsi.[3]
This genus is characterized by the structure of the pedipalp and epigyne. A characteristic feature of males is the long embolus that easily breaks off in preserved specimens and is sometimes missing as a result.[3]
Species
As of October 2025[update], this genus includes five species:[1]
- Cembalea affinis Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 – Guinea
- Cembalea heteropogon (Simon, 1910) – Namibia, South Africa
- Cembalea hirsuta Wesołowska, 2011 – Namibia
- Cembalea plumosa (Lessert, 1925) – Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa (type species)
- Cembalea triloris Haddad & Wesołowska, 2011 – Namibia, South Africa
