Cembalea plumosa

Tanzania Cembalea Jumping Spider
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Genus:	Cembalea
Species:	C. plumosa
Binomial name
	Cembalea plumosa; (Lessert, 1925)
Synonyms
	Neaetha heteropogon Simon, 1910 ; Tularosa plumosa Lessert, 1925 ;

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

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

^ ^a ^b Lessert, R. de (1925). "Araignées du Kilimandjaro et du Merou (suite). 5. Salticidae". Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 31: 429–528. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.117792.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Cembalea plumosa (Lessert, 1925)". World Spider Catalog. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 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. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
^ Wesołowska, W. (1993). "On the genus Tularosa Peckham et Peckham, 1903 (Araneae, Salticidae)". Genus. 4 (1): 33–40.

[lessert1925-1] Lessert, R. de (1925). "Araignées du Kilimandjaro et du Merou (suite). 5. Salticidae". Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 31: 429–528. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.117792.

[wsc-2] "Cembalea plumosa (Lessert, 1925)". World Spider Catalog. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.

[dippenaar2025-3] 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. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

[wesolowska1993-4] Wesołowska, W. (1993). "On the genus Tularosa Peckham et Peckham, 1903 (Araneae, Salticidae)". Genus. 4 (1): 33–40.

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