Chumma inquieta

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Chumma inquieta
C. inquieta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Macrobunidae
Genus: Chumma
Species:
C. inquieta
Binomial name
Chumma inquieta
Jocqué, 2001

Chumma inquieta is a species of spider in the genus Chumma and the type species of the genus. It is endemic to South Africa, occurring in both the Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces.[1]

Chumma inquieta is known from four locations across two provinces: in the Eastern Cape at Addo National Park, Andries Vosloo Kudu Reserve, and Colchester Pearson Park Nature and Pleasure Resort; and in the Western Cape at Plettenberg Bay.[2]

Habitat

This free-living ground spider has been collected in leaf litter. Some specimens were sampled from back dunes in the litter of Searsea crenata in the Thicket and Fynbos biomes.[2]

Description

Conservation

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