''Festucula'' is a

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jumping spiders Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. , this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiderscomprising 13% of spider species. Jumping s ...

that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1901.

Species

it contains ten species, found only in Africa and

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: *'' Festucula australis'' Lawrence, 1927 – Congo,

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Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...

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Festucula botswana ''Festucula'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1901. Species it contains ten species, found only in Africa and Israel: *'' Festucula australis'' Lawrence, 1927 – Congo, Angola, Namibia *'' Fest ...

'' Azarkina & Foord, 2023 –

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*'' Festucula festuculaeformis'' (Lessert, 1925) – Eastern Africa *'' Festucula haddadi'' Azarkina & Foord, 2014 –

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Festucula lawrencei ''Festucula'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1901. Species it contains ten species, found only in Africa and Israel: *'' Festucula australis'' Lawrence, 1927 – Congo, Angola, Namibia *''Festu ...

'' Lessert, 1933 – Angola *''

Festucula leroyae ''Festucula'' is a genus of Salticidae, jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1901. Species it contains ten species, found only in Africa and Israel: *''Festucula australis'' Lawrence, 1927 – Democra ...

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, South Africa *'' Festucula lineata'' Simon, 1901 –

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*'' Festucula monticola'' Berland & Millot, 1941 –

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, Nigeria,

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...

*'' Festucula robustus'' Azarkina & Foord, 2014 – South Africa *'' Festucula vermiformis'' Simon, 1901 (

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References

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