Ulwembua
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| Ulwembua | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Cyatholipidae |
| Genus: | Ulwembua Griswold, 1987[1] |
| Type species | |
| Ulwembua pulchra Griswold, 1987[1] | |
| Diversity | |
| 7 species | |
Ulwembua is a genus of spiders in the family Cyatholipidae. The genus contains seven species known from Madagascar and South Africa.[2][3]
Spiders in the genus Ulwembua range from 2.0 to 3.3 mm in body length. The carapace is light with dark markings, oval in dorsal view, and has a finely rugose to granulate texture. In profile, it is evenly curved with the posterior margin truncated to weakly concave.[3]
The opisthosoma is triangular when viewed laterally and lacks coarse setae. It has a distinct pedicel. The legs are long with the leg formula 1243. The coxae are surrounded by soft cuticle with sclerotized points that do not meet.[3]
Ecology and behavior
Members of Ulwembua are abundant in wet, closed-canopy forests where they hang from sheet webs less than 50 cm from the ground in low vegetation and tree buttresses.[3]
