Biology:Cembalea plumosa
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Short description: Species of spider
| Tanzania Cembalea Jumping Spider | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Cembalea |
| Species: | C. plumosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Cembalea plumosa (Lessert, 1925)[1]
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Cembalea plumosa is a species of spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It is found in Africa and is commonly known as the Tanzania Cembalea jumping spider.[3]
Distribution
Cembalea plumosa is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa.[2] The specific distribution within South Africa is unknown.[3]
Habitat and ecology
These are free-living ground-dwellers.[3]
Description
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Taxonomy
Cembalea plumosa was originally described in 1925 as Tularosa plumosa from Tanzania.[1] It was transferred to Cembalea by Wesołowska in 1993.[4]
Conservation
Cembalea plumosa is listed as Least Concern due to its wide geographical range in Africa.[3] There are no significant threats to the species.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lessert, R. de (1925). "Araignées du Kilimandjaro et du Merou (suite). 5. Salticidae". Revue Suisse de Zoologie 31: 429-528.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Cembalea plumosa (Lessert, 1925)". World Spider Catalog. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/28507. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Van der Walt, V.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2025). The Salticidae of South Africa. Part 1 (A-Den). Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 42. doi:10.5281/zenodo.15222559.
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- ↑ Wesołowska, W. (1993). "On the genus Tularosa Peckham et Peckham, 1903 (Araneae, Salticidae)". Genus 4 (1): 33-40.
Wikidata ☰ Q2785706 entry
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