''Goleba'' is a
genus
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of African
jumping spiders
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that was first described by F. R. Wanless in 1980.
Species
it contains five species, found only in Africa:
*''
Goleba jocquei''
Szüts, 2001 –
Congo
*''
Goleba lyra''
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& Zhang, 2006 –
Madagascar
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*''
Goleba pallens''
( Blackwall, 1877) –
Seychelles
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*''
Goleba puella''
(Simon, 1885) (
type
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) –
Ghana
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, Congo,
Kenya
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,
Angola
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,
South Africa
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*''
Goleba punctata''
(Peckham, Peckham & Wheeler, 1889) – Madagascar
References
Further reading
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External links
Photograph of ''G. puella''
Salticidae genera
Salticidae
Spiders of Africa
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